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Real Steel

2011

Shawn Levy

Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie ...

5.8

20,361

Sci-Fi. Action A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Though set in a future where boxing has gotten so intense only high-tech robots have what it takes to compete, Real Steel still trusts a good, old-fashioned father-son drama to deliver the thrills"
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"This punishingly predictable tale will test whether sci-fi action fanboys can stomach having their cherished genre infiltrated by sentimental hokum about a down-on-his-luck dad and his spunky long-lost son"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Real Steel' is a real movie. It has characters, it matters who they are, it makes sense of its action, it has a compelling plot (...) Sometimes you go into a movie with low expectations and are pleasantly surprised (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"
		Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel	"A toy tie-in, an overlong movie that takes on some of the grimy veneer and colorful characters of a "boxing picture," sanitizing it for children (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The tear-jerking in Real Steel is as shameless as its product placement. We're being hustled (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"

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