Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: John Gatins (screenplay),
Dan Gilroy (story)
Stars: Hugh Jackman,
Evangeline Lilly,
Dakota Goyo
Storyline
In the near future when people become uninterested in boxing and similar
sports, a new sport is created - Robot boxing wherein robots battle
each other while being controlled by someone. Charlie Kenton, a former
boxer who's trying to make it in the new sport, not only doesn't do
well, he is very deeply in the red. When he learns that his ex, mother
of his son Max, dies, he goes to figure out what to do with him. His
ex's sister wants to take him in but Charlie has first say in the
matter. Charlie asks her husband for money so he can buy a new Robot in
exchange for turning Max over to them. He takes Max for the summer. And
Max improves his control of his robot. But when the robot is destroyed,
they go to a scrap yard to get parts. Max finds an old generation robot
named Atom and restores him. Max wants Atom to fight but Charlie tells
him he won't last a round. However, Atom wins. And it isn't long before
Atom is getting major bouts. Max gets Charlie to teach Atom how to
fight, and the ...
User Reviews
I
like robots. I like robots that fight. So if I had gotten my full dose
of fighting robots I might've been nicer to this movie. But I didn't get
what I wanted. What I got was a trifle of a film that pretends to give
connection from a kid that I was sick of in the first 5 minutes. I
really did NOT like that whining, overacting slimy kid. The fact that I
had to sit through painfully cheesy scenes with that little ham actor
and Hugh Jackman made the whole thing barely watchable. By the way Hugh,
what the hell kinda accent was that? So, chessy acting, predictable
story, hack writing, good (not remarkable) special effects and yet this
drivel went on to make $256 million, not including licensing, which I
assume will be gigantic when Real Steel 2 comes out!?!? I'm not upset,
just disappointed.
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