Real Steel Review

Was it good?

Real Steel was a surprisingly good film and I say surprising because deep within the cool CGI effects and action scenes - involving gigantic robots - lies a heart felt story about a lost son and his dad who are reunited together (though reluctantly at first) thanks to the shared passion of the aforementioned robots.

Hugh Jackman plays a strong role as an ex-boxer turned, down-and-out-looser, but its the kid (played by Dakota Goyo) that really steals the show (sorry I couldn't help that line). When Jackman helps his son find a Robot called Atom, they set out on an adventure to become world champions but it's the relationship that the son has with the robot that transforms Jackman into a better father.

While this sound hairy fairy it combines well with the gritty battles that you see the robots undertake. The CGI effects are brilliant and this polishes off what I found was generally an entertaining action/drama flick with a solid moral subtlety that turns what could have been a film with no substance, into a film that is both entertaining and heart felt.