Real Steel!

I can't say there is a movie that I haven't enjoyed Hugh Jackman's character.  Sure, certain X-Men movies are better than others, but I always appreciate the performance Mr. Jackman gives us.  Real Steel is no exception.  In this he plays a tough guy robot trainer/fighter and ex pro boxer, who is low on money from constant losses in the ring..  In  a short period of time, we are aware that Hugh Jackman is a father, who takes custody of his 11 year old son for the summer time after his ex-girlfriend from 10 years ago passes away.

This film is set in the near future where robot fighting is the top sport.  Training and fighting them in smaller leagues for small portions of money is where the inexperienced begin, whereas well-trained, well-known and experienced fighters fight in a championship league.  This league is dominated by the all-mighty "Zeus", a strong and popular robot.  Jackman's son, Max, discovers a small robot in a metal scrapyard, who adopts the robot and trains it to be a popular, metal smashin' machine. 

Real Steel was a very cute movie.  Like other films, the son and father who can't get along are brought together by something, and in the end express their love to one another.  Not once in the movie do we hear Max call Charlie (Jackman) his dad, and after the final fight he calls it at him.  The outcome of the final fight was disappointing, but at the same time, it sets Real Steel apart from movies similar to it and sets a more realistic feel to the film.  The relationships amongst the characters in the film are very predictable, everyone we see who has tension with another character in the film end up loving one another.  This is the norm in most other movies and these types of plot structures are what many people enjoy in a movie.  I am the same way.  I give this movie a 7.5/10.

Thanks for reading! Here's an upcoming from the director of The Hangover, Todd Phillips: 'Project X'  Looks interesting!