Real Steel (**out of **** stars)

This was movie! It has plot plaints, characters, and is filmed with a camera. That's my was reaction walking out of this. Was it bad? Of course not. Was it very good? Not really. It makes a good popcorn movie though. Much better than The Three Musketeers in that aspect. Family friendly is how it should be advertised.

So in the future the only really change is now we have twelve foot tall robots fighting in boxing matches. Hugh Jackman plays Charlie who makes a living off these matches. He's got a talent for controlling these robots (most of these robots have a large controller) probably because he was once a talented boxer. He was the underdog that never gave up even against the stronger opponent. Jackman flirts with a robot repair woman played by Lost's Evangeline Lilly. That's really I need to say about her. Anyway Charlie has a son Max (Dakota Goyo) who he left with his mother. You can say abandoned because Jackman pulled the whole "knock up and dash" scenario. Charlie will get $50,000 if he takes care of Max for the summer. If you don't think they'll form a bond then I can't help you. Well they find Atom, the sparring robot and the underdog fights begin. The fights do have a certain intrigue. They're well choreographed, Michael Bay take note of this movie. It's fun for a while but I'll forget about it next month.

** out of **** stars