Let's get one thing clear right off the
bat: the Rocky movies are
excellent. Yes, even the fourth one where he fights a laboratory made
Russian super villain. But do you know what would have made that
movie better? If Ivan Drago was a robot instead. In fact, it would
have been even better if Rocky was a robot too. Also, Hugh Jackman
needs to be worked into this somehow.
Yes,
today's review is on Real Steel,
or as many like to call it: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots: The
Movie. Hey, Adam Sandler is
helping to make a CandyLand movie, so why not?
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| I'm calling 70% of the movie will be Gloppy the fudge monster jokes. |
Our
hero, played by Hugh “The Jack-Man” Jackman, is a down on his
luck ex-boxer and robot fighter who's been on a losing streak as long
as an inchworm isn't. Through the magic of improbable plot, he has
to spend a summer with his 11 year old son (for who's life he has
been mostly absent) in order to get the money to pay off his debts.
The two are able to bond over robot boxing, and start the climb to
fight their way to the top.
Okay,
this plot is beyond
silly, and what of it doesn't involve giant robots is pretty
standard. It's a usual father-earning-his-son's-respect story, but
it's done well. There's a sort of mystery about the robot, as to
whether it's actually alive. It kind of hints at it being able to
hear the kid, and there's one scene where it stares itself in the
mirror, but it's very ambiguous, and the characters don't really
discuss it. I think that's okay, and it let's the audience believe
what they want to believe.
There
are a few flaws, mainly in character development. I would have like
to see more about Jackman's character's past as a boxer, and maybe
see more of the transition. The CGI can also be very noticeable at
times, though most of the time it works just fine.
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| Now if they had the robot fight the megashark... |
Is
this a movie that you really have to think about? No. My goodness no.
That said, it is an enjoyable flick, and I would heartily suggest
giving it a rent.
