I was really put off by Real Steel as I had read Steel by my favourite author Richard Matheson and saw Real Steel as a cheap film rip off... Then I saw that it was "inspired by part" by Richard Matheson's Steel so now I'm happy to watch it and like it.
Real Steel is a pretty typical redemption family film with action and excitement courtesy of robots and fighting. Its cool action and is all well acted by Jackman, the main theme of the story is the development of Jackman's relationship with his son who he left with his ex. Its a simple story, you already know the end and can probably guess most of the middle but that doesn't make it a bad film, all sickeningly heart warming cliché films are still heart warming after all. The world all feels very real, the specific robot infused environments are very cool, what is lacking a little is non fighting robots however as these are never mentioned in the source material it may be just an attempt to keep things simple and below budget. The robots add to nice amount of grime and uniqueness to the clean hollywood aesthetic.
Overall its just a nice film inspired by an ace idea, a sequel is in the works but who knows if it will ever come or if its needed. I would suggest it if you want something light and easy to watch by yourself or with family, its good and fun but not amazing, it also misses one of the sacrificial and fantastic scenes from the short story but thats something you should read and find out about for yourself!
7/10
Real Steel is a pretty typical redemption family film with action and excitement courtesy of robots and fighting. Its cool action and is all well acted by Jackman, the main theme of the story is the development of Jackman's relationship with his son who he left with his ex. Its a simple story, you already know the end and can probably guess most of the middle but that doesn't make it a bad film, all sickeningly heart warming cliché films are still heart warming after all. The world all feels very real, the specific robot infused environments are very cool, what is lacking a little is non fighting robots however as these are never mentioned in the source material it may be just an attempt to keep things simple and below budget. The robots add to nice amount of grime and uniqueness to the clean hollywood aesthetic.
Overall its just a nice film inspired by an ace idea, a sequel is in the works but who knows if it will ever come or if its needed. I would suggest it if you want something light and easy to watch by yourself or with family, its good and fun but not amazing, it also misses one of the sacrificial and fantastic scenes from the short story but thats something you should read and find out about for yourself!
7/10
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