Rocky IV (1985)
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Critic Consensus: Rocky IV inflates the action to absurd heights, but it ultimately rings hollow thanks to a story that hits the same basic beats as the first three entries in the franchise.
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Cast
as Rocky Balboa
as Captain Ivan Drago
as Adrian
as Paulie
as Apollo Creed
as Ludmilla Vobet Drago
as Duke
as Nicoli Koloff
as American Commentator
as Rocky Jr.'s Friend
as The Godfather of Soul
as Maid
as Russian Cornerman
as Sports Announcer
as American Commentator
as Russian Referee
as Las Vegas Referee
as Manual Vega
as Maid
as Interviewer
as Rocky Jr.
as Russian Cornerman
as Russian Ring Announcer
as Mrs. Creed
as Limo Driver
as Ring Announcer
as Caretaker
as Igor Rimsky
as Commentator
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Sico the Robot
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Commentator #1
as Russian Government Official
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Critic Reviews for Rocky IV
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (27) | DVD (2)
Padded with clips from earlier Rocky pictures, adding nothing to his mythic, let alone human dimensions, it lacks even the primitive suspense and crude capacity to release underdog emotions that permitted its predecessors to conquer one's better judgment.
[Stallone] creates credible villains worthy of his heroic character.
This is grim and witless storytelling, and what makes it so depressing is that it hasn't improved by so much as a chemical trace since the days of the first Rocky.
The new film's narrative is stripped down to essentials, which gives it an emblematic quality.
Sylvester Stallone is really sloughing it off shamelessly in Rocky IV, but it's still impossible not to root for old Rocky Balboa to get up off the canvas and whup that bully one more time.
The crazed flag-waving would be a lot easier to take if it weren't so clearly a commercial calculation meant to salvage what is otherwise a crass, careless, shamelessly padded film.
Audience Reviews for Rocky IV
This jingoistic stupidity was obviously made to show the Americans overthrowing the Russians during the Cold War, but what is even worse is that in the end it seems like nothing more than a ridiculous montage of music video clips without any passion or good drama.
Super Reviewer
While starting out on a better note than any of the previous films, "Rocky IV" feels more of the same. Redemption and friendship just like the third instalment. Once a friendship has to come to an end, motivation is at it's highest peak. It seems like an easy way to continue a film, but it's extremely effective. Most of this film is about training and less of relationship and character development, but in the end, the series always did need a little more of that. I just wish they didn't have to wait until this film, which is the only reason the film was made. The shortest film in the series is based on training, which means after the build-up at the beginning, it is a pretty thinly written script. I enjoyed watching this film, but besides a few key moments, it's kind of dry. The final fight is awesome though!
Super Reviewer
Rocky IV, no doubt, has its motivational and somewhat inspirational moments during its climatic scenes, but it is knocked down by its inconsistent direction and cheesy cliched montages. This fourth installment does induce some patriotism (Cold War era) but doesn't fully satisfy or have the "eye of the tiger" 3.5/5
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Rocky IV Quotes
| Drago: | I must break you. |
| Rocky Balboa: | If I can change and you can change, everybody can change. |
| Drago: | I Must Break You |
| Drago: | I must break you. |
| Drago: | If he dies...he dies. |
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