Real Steel (2011)





A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech. Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.


Articles on Real Steel

Real steel, in: Empire, nr. 254 (August), 2010 pp. 16

Reviews

Kim Newman, Real Steel, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 12 (December), 2011 pp. 70

Olly Richards, Real Steel, in: Empire, nr. 273 (March), 2012 pp. 127 (DVD review)

Frank Arnold, Real Steel, in: epd Film, nr. 11, 2011 pp. 48-49


Year: 2011
Country: United States
India
Language: English
 
IMDb: 0433035