Real Steel

Last weekend, my birthday weekend, I went with my two best friends to view the newest Hugh Jackman movie, Real Steel. Now, the preview makes it seem like it's going to be just another action film with robots fighting each other (<----trailer), but I was pleasantly surprised when I went to the movie theater and the movie exceeded my expectations. The main aspect of the movie is robots fighting each other, but from the very beginning it draws you into each character and gives you a sense of who they are. You can see the process in the movie of how the main character Charlie, Hugh Jackman, begins to change as the events unfold. It's not just another action movie where you get no sense of who the characters are and there's no character development involved. Also, Bailey, the girl that is Hugh Jackman's love interest, has a really strong, independent, and caring personality, not like so many girls in action movies who are there just to be seen. For an action movie, it really did have heart.

On Rotten Tomatoes 59% of 173 critics gave it a positive review, with it earning a rating average of 5.9 out of 10. The consensus for website on the film states, "Silly premise notwithstanding, this is a well-made Hollywood movie: Thrilling and exciting action with just enough characterization." CinemaScore polls also reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an A, on a scale from A+ to F.

And I'm pretty sure there's going to be a sequel to this movie.