Real Steel

My first thought about this movie was "It's Rock Em Sock Em Robots on the screen". Honestly, I was partly right and mostly wrong.

This movie starring Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly is a solid action/drama/feel good film. But the real star is Max Kenton played by Dakota Goyo. This is Charlie Kenton's (Jackman) son that he abandoned years before. The premise is that the sport of boxing evolved in 2016 when the audience wanted more violence. So robot boxing was invented. Kenton was a boxer in the day and now is more of a "trainer/controller" who is really just on a bad streak.

As with most Boxing movies, the attendees in the audience were screaming out loud cheering on Max's fighter Atom. The thing I found most surprising about this film was the emotional attachment you feel not just for Max & Charlie but for Atom. You get a sense that though he is a robot, he is working hard for them.

Real Steel is the real deal. Go see this film and try not to spill too much popcorn. A full 4 bags!