Real Steel

Rocky Balboa is one of those legends in motion pictures, you dont get tired of. Anything is possible, as long as you have hope, and belive in yourself. When i first saw the trailer of Real Steel, i instantly understood we are dealing with a mix of Rocky Balboa / Robocop and Kickboxer. Its almost like every young boy´s dream, fighting robots with lots of power. We even has Steven Spielberg as an executive producer, so is this a movie all male have been waiting for?

Charlie Kenton ( Hugh Jackman ) drives his truck around the country, to make cash on robot fights. He owes people money everywhere, and with no luck in robot fight, he is beginning to be desperate. Charlie is to be in court, about the custody to his son Max ( Dakota Goyo ). He lets his aunt Debra ( Hope Davis ) have him, on one condition, that her new husband Marvin ( James Rebhorn ) pays 100.000 dollars, and the boy is theirs. But the deal is only between Charlie and James, and no one shall know. Debra lets Max stay with Charlie over summer, so he can get to know his father better. While Charlie keeps working on new fights, and on a new robot, a new side of him opens up, about his son Max. The road ahead will change both of their lives.

This is an odd mix of action and drama, mixed together with a strong message of fatherhood. And suprisingly it work. Hugh Jackman fits well as Charlie, with an obsession for more money. At moments its loud, lots of punches, and pretty good soundtrack ( Limp Bizkit is even in here ) . Its almost as if director Shawn Levy wanted to travel back to the 80´s, and make a tribute to some classics, mixed into each other, and still spice some things up. Real Steel is both a fun time, as well as a good father/son story ( not many movies bring this subject up very often ). Forget about daytime tv shows about relationships, Real Steel bring this up in a whole new level, that actually work. Some parents need to listen more to their kids, they are more clever than you think.

Rating: DDD