Real Steel IMAX

Movie: Real Steel IMAX

Genre: Sci-fi / drama

Synopsis: Set several years in the future, Charlie (Hugh Jackman) is a washed up boxer.  He is a bit of a loser who tries to support himself with robot boxing matches.  His only real friend is the owner of a gym he hangs out at – Bailey (Evangeline Lily).  Circumstances – and Charlie’s greed – conspire to convince Charlie to take temporary custody of his son, Max (Dakota Goyo).  Max is 11, but Charlie has not seen him since he was an infant.  It turns out Max is a bit of a genius with computers. Charlie and Max work together to put together a former sparring robot who is way more successful than anyone expects. 

My two cents: This was a really good movie. There were an awful lot of parallels to the original Rocky movie.  It is also the story of a father trying to figure out what it means to be a father and to make a connection with his son.  Definitely a movie worth seeing . . . and if you can see it in IMAX, so much the better.

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