- Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2011
- Starring: Evangeline Lilly, Hugh Jackman
- Summary:
- Director: Shawn Levy
- Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Drama
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 34
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Mixed: 20 out of 34
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Negative: 1 out of 34
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91Real Steel is directed by "Night at the Museum's" Shawn Levy, who makes good use of his specialized skill in blending people and computer-made imaginary things into one lively, emotionally satisfying story.
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Oct 5, 201180There's a little "Kramer vs. Kramer" here, a dash of "Transformers" there, and it's all topped with big heap of "Rocky." But it's hard to argue with the results, because, at times, Real Steal is close to a knockout.
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60Rocky with robots? It's not quite in Balboa's weight class, but Real Steel at least has some heft. There's barely a story beat among the beat-downs that you won't expect, and sometimes the saccharine gets in the way of the spectacle, but on the whole this is enjoyable family entertainment.
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38Real Steel is to action what the Anthony Weiner habit was to sex: It's so virtual, so distant from the thrill, that you wonder what the point is. Do you really want to pay to watch an actor playing a kid who in turn plays what amounts to a video game?
Score distribution:
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Positive: 66 out of 87
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Mixed: 13 out of 87
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Negative: 8 out of 87
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