Saw #Creed3 today ... Minor spoilers ...
I was interested to see how Michael B. Jordan did in his directing debut, especially since he's also playing the lead character. The answer is quite well; he wisely kept most of the story spotlight on Donnie's antagonist, Damian "Dame" Anderson. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Jonathan Majors gets an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor; reading his bio, his early childhood mirrors his character, so he had plenty to mine. (1/x)
@WordsmithFL Funny, but I agree with pretty much everything you said. Majors does deserve his come awards season.
Jordan did a great job directing. Quality was there, through and through.
It's just that it was really similar to Rocky 3, and I don't think that was a coincidence. I think they took Rocky 3 and just did it better.
@MikeBarbre It's similar to "Rocky III" because that's the natural progression in the storytelling, methinks. I just think this should be the end of the line. Maybe there's an Amara Johnson film in about 10-15 years to shine the spotlight on women's boxing, but there isn't much left to be told. Ali's daughter Laila boxed, so she would be the inspiration.