DVD Review: Real Steel

Real Steal promotional poster

If you like robots, if you like Transformers and if you like Rocky you are sure to like this film. With its slick special effects  and punchy action sequences this film has a wide appeal to audiences and all round feel good factor.

The film boasts a great cast with hunk Hugh Jackman being the great male lead that is required for this high impact film. This role is the perfect Hugh Jackman role in which (luckily for all the women out there) he gets to play the sexy male lead with a rebellious streak and interesting, yet somewhat predictable, back story. 

The plot is very simple and very Hollywood. Set in the future where the sport of boxing has become centred around robot combat. The film followers previous boxer turned struggling promoter Charlie Kenton (Jackman) rise to the top of the boxing world with his newly discovered 11 year old son Max (Dakota Goyo) and his new robot Atom.

The film is an adrenaline ride which hooks the audiences right from the start. The cast is great and the storyline, even if predictable, is highly enjoyable. Sometimes you just need a film that you can pop on, relax and enjoy without a lot of thinking which is just what you need after a long stressful day! The film isn't exactly ground-breaking but it doesn't need to be. I would watch this film again and enjoy just as much it has a great feel good factor and a true underdog story that audiences can just lap up!

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Emma