Here is another entry in the "movies that did quite well, but no of the Dads no it exists" category. REAL STEEL is the story of Hugh Jackson and the tender story of the rekindling of the broken father & son relationship through their mutual love of boxing robots.
Jackman plays the absolutely appalling human being Charlie Kenton. He's a down on his luck gambling ex boxer who sells his son for US$50,000 (not adjusted for inflation). Despite not displaying a single redemptive characteristic throughout the overly long run time, the parental bond grows. Set to a backdrop of fighting robots, which is surprisingly dull, the predicable story meanders its way to the ending you can see coming a mile off.
Dan and Sidey pick the bones out of this one, with Pete refereeing the contest. Christmas no 1 or Christmas turkey. We will let you know....
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