No splitting this Atom, it has got a rock solid heart.

Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and collectively adapted to the screen by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven from a Richard Matheson short story called Steel. It stars Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis and James Rebhorn. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Mauro Fiore.

Set in the near future, robot boxing is a big crowd pulling sport. After a struggling robot operator is introduced to an 11-year-old son he has never known, they stumble upon a discarded robot at a junk yard....

We can all moan about the mimicry of an idea and the clichés that dominate Real Steel, but you really got to hand it to the makers for what they have achieved. They have crafted a family film that's very much perfect in this day and age. The story is one that any adult Sylvester Stallone fan can acknowledge and appreciate, the human heartbeat pleasingly steady, while the premise of big colourful robots beating the crap out of each other delights youngsters and us adults who are still young at heart. Film pretty much does what any other film of this type does, lays on the syrup in the last quarter where second chances and family strife come thundering through the plotting. Undeniably it's hugely derivative, events are joystick operated to get an emotional response from a family audience, while product placement reins and the script often sags under the weight of unoriginality. But it does uplift the spirit and getting to the end is easy since it's so much berserker fun. Yes it's the robot Atom, the people's champion, yes it's David vS Goliath and yes! It's Balboa vS Creed. Nothing wrong with that really.

The cast don't really have to offer up much beyond being adequate within the context of the material, though a muscular Jackman finds good paternal chemistry with young Goyo. In fact Goyo is pleasingly not annoying, always a bonus is that. Inevitably the robots are the stars, they're a triumph of design and visual effects and a sight for sore eyes, while Levy has a good handle on staging the fight sequences - even when cribbing from Balboa. The near future look is terrific as well, with Fiore's colour photography very appealing. Coining in over $290 million at the worldwide box office (over £180 million in profit), Real Steel found the family audience it was looking for, proving once again that there is a market for simple and effective popcorn carnage. It's not high art or intelligently scripted, but was anyone seriously thinking that was going to be the case here? If you want brains with this premise then seek out Twilight Zone episode "Steel", starring the excellent Lee Marvin, otherwise just sit back and enjoy the ride and let the botty bots and human interest raise the pulse and gladden the heart respectively. 7/10

Home format release is a sparkling print, extras are annoyingly short but the blooper reel is fun, we get a stunt deconstruction, and we learn about the influence a certain Mr. Spielberg had on the production.

REAL STEEL (2011) REVIEW
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:scroll: Plot: In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
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:man:‍⚖ Review : Children Love Robots and Men loves Boxing, what if a movie mixes these two elements. Real Steel is a Hollywood Action Fantasy drama starring Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly. Its a futuristic action drama and there are tons of brutal (if gripping) scenes of robot combat, some of which gets pretty intense. The despite having great intense action scenes there is a touch of human emotions of the sweet drama this movie encapsulates while Hugh tries to reconnecy with his long lost son. Director Shawn Levy distinctively articulates a simple straightforward screenplay which flows like water and still intrigues us in those high intensity scenes if Robot combats.

Hugh Jackman is flawless and he beautifully transforms from a reckless, irresponsiblean to a caring, honest and dedicated father. Dakota Goyo is praiseworthy as the son of Charlie (Hugh).

Overall Real Steel is a beautifully blended story with poignant relationship of a father and Son and how he wins his sons respect by supporting him in his journey of Robot Boxing.
Beautiful And Engaging.. Dont Miss.
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:thumbsup:Goods :
1. Hugh Jackman
2. Brilliant VFX and Robot combat moments
3. Father Son Relationship
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:fire: Final Rating : 8/10
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:white_check_mark: Verdict : Must Watch for its unique FANTASY and DRAMA:ok_hand:
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I wonder if this was originally written to be a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie, but when they couldn't get the rights they just decided to make it anyway. In either case, it's not very good. Amazing that you could take a movie about anthropomorphic **robots** and manage to still make it into a cliche sports film.

_Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._