Saw Rocky Balboa tonight. And, the expected plausability issues aside, I actually sort of liked it. It isn't perfect in any respect—the inevitable fight scene in particular doesn't quite deliver, never really feeling brutal enough—but it's enjoyable enough to justify its own existence, whether or not (and honestly I'm not sure) it works as a capstone for the series as a whole.

In any event, I was surprised to like it as much as I did. Stallone went the distance.