Real Steel (2011)
Based on the short
story “Steel” this film from director Shawn Levy stars Hugh
Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lilly. A washed up robot boxer
reconnects with his son and attempts to get out of debt.
On the surface the
plot of this film is not too bad, if very predictable, and you can
clearly see the finger prints of executive producer Steven Spielberg
on the project much like you could for Super 8 (2011). The problems
with the film come when you look a little closer, character traits
seem to switch at random and despite having a first third full of
good hooks the film never capitalises on it's potential. Poor
Evangeline Lilly is stuck with a part that is little more than to
wait around for Hugh Jackman's character to take interest in hers and
give reaction shots.
2/5
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