Rocky IV: Critic Reviews

93%

MovieWeb: 1 reviews

44%

RottenTomatoes: 34 reviews

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Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

40

Even the hint of political power that Rocky garners by the end of this latest battle is made to seem like more of the same empty glory.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

50

Even Sylvester Stallone seems to be getting tired of the series; as the writer and director, as well as the star, he puts himself through the same old paces.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Dave Kehr Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

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.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Variety Staff Variety (Top Critic)

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.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Ian Nathan Empire Magazine

40

Ridiculous jingoistic nonsense.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Film4

Boxers are noted for their hubris, but Stallone, perhaps still punch-drunk from the early success, would have been better advised to have quit rather than suffer the body blows of this nonsense.
Full Review » 4 years ago
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A far cry from the delights (both large and small) of its illustrious original.
Full Review » 5 years ago
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews

63

...suffers from a vibe of superfluousness...
Full Review » 5 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

Film reduced to the barest of three acts.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Leo Goldsmith Not Coming to a Theater Near You

The film's only major disappointment is a lack of screen-time for a pre-Foofy Foofy Brigitte Nielsen
Full Review » 6 years ago
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com

42

Predictable and corny. When the Soviet fans as well as the Soviet government officials stand up and cheer Rocky at the end, you can't help but roll your eyes in disbelief.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com

20

Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com

60

Full Review » 7 years ago
Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

0

Full Review » 8 years ago
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan

60

Fourth in series has lost most of punch
Full Review » 8 years ago
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality and Practice

60

Proves once again that all the world loves an underdog.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Nell Minow Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

20

Full Review » 8 years ago
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

80

Full Review » 8 years ago
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette

40

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Full Review » 8 years ago
Gabriel Shanks Mixed Reviews

20

Cold War metaphors delivered with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer dampens the storytelling.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Ryan Cracknell Movie Views

60

Full Review » 9 years ago
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

40

Full Review » 9 years ago
Shannon J. Harvey Sunday Times (Australia)

60

I know it's awful, but I can't look away!
Full Review » 9 years ago
Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium

20

A camp classic, funny for all the wrong reasons.
Full Review » 9 years ago