It would be true to say that Stallone has improved as a director, delivering a short, almost staccato movie which zips through the whole fable fast enough to prevent familiarity breeding contempt.

| Nov 11, 2021

Stallone is distinctly at his best when the film takes off into almost abstract montages of ;music or images, or in the nifty choreography of the fights.

| Sep 24, 2020

Rocky was a right hook that hit satisfying home: Rocky II was a good follow-up left: Rocky III is a redundant flurry of fisticuffs long after the match has been won and the referee has raised the victor's arm.

| Sep 24, 2020

Rocky III is an engaging exercise in discreet, incisive and good-humored hokum.

| Apr 27, 2018

In Rocky III, Rocky Balboa achieves a peace and contentment with both his strengths and weaknesses that he hasn't shown before. He's still growing.

| Apr 27, 2018

The real question with Rocky III was how Sylvester Stallone could twist the plot to make an interesting difference. He manages.

| Jul 6, 2010

Learning, especially from Scorsese, in his approach to action and performance, writer/director/star Stallone has somehow contrived to make each of his movies into a more magnificent spectacle than the last.

| Feb 9, 2006

Mr. Stallone, the star of Rocky III as well as its writer and director, is hard put to find problems with which to freight his gold mine of a character, now that Rocky has everything.

| Aug 30, 2004

Another return to the ring for Rocky Balboa sees Stallone ditch drama for all-out adrenalin-fuelled entertainment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 17, 2001