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Hugh Jackman in 'Real Steel': movie review

( PG-13 )

( Monitor Movie Guide )

Hugh Jackman stars in the futuristic action movie 'Real Steel.' The film borrows heavily, and predictably, from 'Rocky' and 'Transformers' franchises.

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Hugh Jackman (l.) and Dakota Goyo are shown in a scene from 'Real Steel.'

By Peter Rainer Film critic

Oct. 07, 2011, 11:03 a.m. ET

Based on a story by Richard Matheson, 鈥�Real Steel鈥� is set in a sci-fi near future where robots have replaced humans as boxers, presumably because humans could no longer endure the mash-up thrills that audiences crave.

Washed-up former boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) hasn鈥檛 had much luck 鈥渕anaging鈥� a string of beat-up bots until he hits it big with Atom, a sparring partner machine that improbably becomes a champion contender.

The prime mover in all this is Charlie鈥檚 11-year-old son, Max (Dakota Goyo), whom he did not raise and barely knows. Stubborn and gruff, they bond.

Even this little bit of plot synopsis should be enough to alert you to the many movies 鈥淩eal Steel鈥� draws on 鈥� 鈥淩ocky,鈥� 鈥淪tar Wars,鈥� 鈥�Transformers,鈥� 鈥淭he Champ,鈥� 鈥淪eabiscuit.鈥� I could go on.

They should call this overloud, underwhelming movie 鈥淩eal Steal.鈥�

Grade: C (Rated PG-13 for some violence, intense action, and brief language.)