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| Real Steel; movie review | |
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| Andrul | Oct 16 2011, 07:10 PM Post #1 |
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Took Barbara on a morning date to see Real Steel today. The setting is some time around 2020 where robots have replaced humans in the boxing ring. The primary character, named Charlie, was played by Hugh Jackman but he wasn't Wolverine which I admit was a fear I had going into the theater. Charlie was a boxer before the sport shifted to machines and now attempts to make a living by operating a robot fighter. Charlie's character is less than stellar, as portrayed by many bad impulsive decisions made in the first part of the movie, including the revelation that he ran out on his girlfriend when she became pregnant. When man and son are reunited after the mother's death he's still a terrible father with no emotional attachment to the kid. When his robot is destroyed in a bout he takes the kid on a midnight discount shopping trip to a junkyard where they discover an old generation but still intact sparring robot, built to take lots of punishment but not really meant to dish it out. The story proceeds with relational ups and downs, culminating in a championship fight. There's no real moments of "boy, I didn't see that coming" but is well done with good special effects as well. To be honest though, I think the movie would have done quite well with a smaller SE budget, relying upon the story itself and the acting used to portray it. I don't want to give away too much in case someone here decides to go see it, but I loved the championship fight scene in which at one point our hero utilizes the Rope-a-Dope tactic used so successfully by Ali back in the 70's I give the picture a solid A. I think there were points that could have been better, but then I don't have people offering me a multi-million dollar budget because of a proven track record of money earning hits. I dare you to walk out of the theater and honestly not think that was the best boxing match you've ever watched. |
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