The Rocky movies are well loved by many and those who were sad they were no more will be delighted to find out that a spin-off of the story is now in theaters. In the Rocky movies, Apollo Creed was small-time fighter, Rocky Balboas’ big competition. Creed follows heavyweight champion Apollo’s son, Adonis, in his pursuit to make it big in boxing. In a twist he ends up being trained by Rocky himself and chooses to keep the fact that he is Apollo’s son a secret so that whatever successes he made would be attributed to his talent alone.

While the movie has plenty of intense, edge-of-your-seat moments, it is also full of humor and wit. The movie was engaging and did well in not overplaying the boxing, so even someone who isn’t into sports could enjoy it.

Another noteworthy thing about the movie is that Adonis’ first professional fight was filmed in a single shot. The creators did an amazing job at making it feel like you are actually there in the ring by filming the scene uninterrupted. In a Buzzfeed article, Creed director Ryan Coogler talks about his motivation behind the filming of Adonis’s first fight.

“I’ve been through those moments when you ask people to give you a shot, and then you get it, and all of a sudden, it’s like, there’s no more excuses, I’ve got my shot, and now it’s the scariest thing in the world, because if it doesn’t work out, it’s my fault. That’s what this fight was for Adonis. He finally has somebody in his corner, and all of a sudden was nervous, because he didn’t want to let them down. There’s no more excuses. If it doesn’t work, it’s on him.”