
Real Steel
Shawn Levy crafts an earnest blend of science fiction spectacle and classic mid-century sports drama. Hugh Jackman shines as Charlie Kenton, a self-absorbed former pugilist reduced to operating junker scrap-bots in carnival side-shows after human boxing goes obsolete. When he is saddled with custody of his estranged young son, the pair salvage an obsolete sparring droid named Atom and mount a miraculous run toward the world championship. The practical animatronics give the mechanical combat surprising weight and heart. It strikes the exact emotional chord that drives Creed II, replacing standard sports melodrama with a tender, hard-won reconciliation between father and son.








