‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’
For a biographical drama to work, it’s not required that the central actor do a pinpoint uncanny, so-close-to- the-real-thing-you-might-think-it’s-the-real-thing impersonation of the person he’s playing. But Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” may be a special case. It’s a movie about the making of “Rocky” — about how Sylvester Stallone, then a two-bit actor in his […]
Peter Farrelly's film "I Play Rocky" tells the story of the making of "Rocky" and stars Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone. According to Variety, the film may require a special kind of performance from Ippolito, as it is about the creation of the iconic movie.
TheWrap describes the film as a "misfire" that fails to capture the emotional depth of the real "Rocky" story. Despite having a dedicated crew and some playful jokes about filmmaking, the film feels empty and conventional, never finding its "emotional why".
The Hollywood Reporter mentions an interview with Ippolito at TIFF, where he discussed studying Stallone for over a year to prepare for the role.
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