Thursday 24 November 2011

Real Steel (2011) 8/10

Starring : Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo
Director : Shawn Levy
Running Time : 127 mins

In the not too distant future, where robot fighting is a popular sport, struggling ex-boxer turned robot fighting promoter, Charlie Kenton (Jackman), spends all of his time trying to find a robot that can win him big. When his ex dies, he discovers he has an eleven-year-old son - Max (Goyo) – and the two of them start working together to rebuild a broken-down robot they found at a junk yard.

This is a fun movie which, although filled with futuristic robot action, is basically a story about the relationship between a man and his son. Jackman and Goyo have a great on-screen relationship, and even if you can’t be bothered with the story, there’s plenty of robot fisticuffs to keep you entertained. It’s a little long, but to be honest I didn’t even notice.

You’ll like this if you liked : Transformers



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