It makes me question if the initial concept was something along the lines of a "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots" adaptation, but lacking permission for that, they simply proceeded with this instead. Regardless, the final product isn’t particularly impressive. It's remarkable how a film centered on personified robots could still fall into the trap of being a predictable sports movie. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappoint…

This movie, Real Steel, possesses a genuinely solid core. Directed by Shawn Levy and written by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy, and Jeremy Leven from a Richard Matheson short story called Steel, it features Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, and James Rebhorn. The score is by Danny Elfman, with cinematography by Mauro Fiore. The film takes place in the near future wh…