Real Steel – Violent but not Gory
“Real Steel” is the action packed, intense movie about Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) a robot boxer that could use some money at the current moment, who spends the summer with his 11-year-old kid Max Kenton (Dakota Doyo). When the two have no luck with a fantastic robot, they go to the junkyard looking for parts, and Max finds an old sparring bot that turns out to be a force to be reckoned with. I though the movie was very entertaining. The CGI really made the robots and the sets come to life. I also thought that the acting was good. The disbanded relationship between Charlie and Max was not only well acted, but provides some well-placed comic relief from the fight sequences. Although a great movie, it does have some violence. Even though the robot fights aren’t gory, the fighting is some replicable behavior that little kids could bring home. I recommend “Real Steel” for kids 13 and up, and it deserves a 4 out of 5 stars.
Reviewed by Daniel Menengaz age 13, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic
