Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ Is More Than Just a Crowd Pleaser

The 1976 film Rocky made Sylvester Stallone a star. Forty years later, the story behind the story fuels one of 2026’s best movies. I Play Rocky casts Antony Ippolito as a young Stallone, a struggling actor whose best chance at a Hollywood career comes courtesy of his pen.

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