 However, he noted the damage both boxers sustained in the fight made them "incapable of reason", and thus instead planned "Rocky V" as a showcase of the dangers of boxing.The film has a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, from 48 critics, indicating mixed reviews; the critical consensus states, ""Rocky IV" inflates the action to absurd heights, but it ultimately rings hollow thanks to a story that hits the same basic beats as the first three entries in the franchise.