Ex-pro boxer, Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), is struggling in the robot boxing industry with constant lost matches and a lot of money that he owes people. His eleven year old son, Max (Dakota Goyo) that he hasn’t seen in years, mother dies and before giving custody over the Max’s aunt, Charlie exchanges time with Max for a small fee from the rich aunt’s husband. After another one of Charlie’s robots is destroyed in the ring, he and Max goes to a scrap yard to find parts. An incident happens to where Max is saved from devastating fall by a robot’s arm. The connection between Max and the robot is instant and Max wants to put him in the ring. Problem is the robot is an older model and was built to take punches not give them. Will the robot survive in the ring? Will Charlie change his mind about being Max’s father?
Review:
I love this film! It is a great underdog movie with action, humor, Adeline, and emotional tidings. My favorite character is Max. Even though, he had just lost his mother and now has to spend unwanted time with his estranged father, he is not the typical sad, emotional kid that wants to rebel and tell the father that he hates and blames him for not being in his life. Max is very “ballsy.” He demands what he wants and when he wants it. Of course by him being the age of eleven he is very energetic, but the personality is an eye opener because I am not used to kids his age talking the way that he does and I liked it. I also like Charlie; he is stubborn and money hungry but also success hungry. He thrives on not quitting even when he keeps losing matches, which is inspiring. This is an Adeline, cheer out of your seats, triumph movie. All in all, I will buy this film on DVD/Blu ray.
I see that most of your reviews are pretty short. I do not have any issue with that but you seem to be focusing way too much on the plot summary and neglecting other aspects.
For example, in this post, you have hardly talked about the performances, and completely omitted your views on direction, thematic content, cinematography, editing et al. As a result, your review hardly helps me decide if really I want to see the movie.
In short, your review lacks the required depth and substance. Hope you take my opinion in the right spirit. Also, do check out the reviews that I have written.
Siddharthr,first of all, thank you kindly for the comment. Second, I do tend to focus my reviews based on plot and the actor’s performances. Every reviewer does not watch films the same way as they do not critic the same with either. The way I write is what works for me. If a film can show me something great besides the plot and performance such as directing, editing and others, than I will comment on it-as I have in other reveiws. While my reviews do not give you enough information to make your decision of watching a film or not, it may be enough for others. I will continue to write as I do and if you do not agree, feel free to skip over my reviews in the future. Thank you again and have a lovely day.
*critique not critic