Real Steel Movie Review

What was the movie about?
Real Steel  is a world where boxers are replaced with prize fighting robots. The story focuses on a former boxer turned promoter named Charlie Kenton played by Hugh Jackman. Charlie is what you call a risk taker and an unlucky gambler. That unlucky streak begins to unfold when Charlie losses his robot, then faces a custody battle for his son in which he freely gambles his custody rights for a set amount of money to purchase a new robot. Things don't turn out and Charlie is back to square one with no prize fighting robot to continue, until his son finds and gets attached to a small sparring robot. Charlie is not convinced that the sparring robot has potential, which leads to tensions with his son and mechanic Bailey Tallet played by Evangeline Lilly (Lost).

Why watch this Movie?
Imagine if Rocky was a controlled robot and forms a bond with the son. That's what this movie is like, Rocky meets Astroy boy, except the focus is around the relationship of the father and the bond the son develops with the under rated robot. It develops into an inspiring movie about love, greed, parenting and sacrifice that ends with quality entertainment.

Was the movie worth seeing?
The story concept about boxers being replaced with robots was interesting. How a real boxer would cope with this change, to the struggles one would face is what make this enjoyable to watch.

I give Real Steel  3 out of 4 smiles (3 - worth watching!)