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MEANINGFUL
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Read from 49 comments (47 from Metacritic, 2 from TMDB reviews) β 6 of them described how it moves.
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βthe 3rd act is breath takingβ
thedaywalker Β· Metacritic β
βthe pacing is **** This could be forgiveable, but you know how all the fights are going to go, so there is no tensionβ
phildog Β· Metacritic β
βweak endingβ
ZChong Β· Metacritic β
βI was cringing and squirming in my seat for 90% of the movie because it was so cheesy and melodramaticβ
BigDamnHero Β· Metacritic β
βAt the end it seems clear that Atom, the robot, was indeed working autonomously but it comes too little too late.β
birdmannavy Β· Metacritic β
βAs soon as the first of many electrifying robot battles in "Real Steal" went underway, I found myself instinctively recalling old memories that I didn't know I still had.β
AutiTakahashi Β· Metacritic β
Read 24 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 50% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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It plays better than it reviews β the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.
βReal Steel is directed by "Night at the Museum's" Shawn Levy, who makes good use of his specialized skill in blending people and computer-made imaginary things into one lively, emotionally satisfying story.β
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Β· 91
βThere's a little "Kramer vs. Kramer" here, a dash of "Transformers" there, and it's all topped with big heap of "Rocky." But it's hard to argue with the results, because, at times, Real Steal is close to a knockout.β
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic Β· 80
βLike "Moneyball," this is real movie making that packs a solid entertainment punch.β
Rex Reed, Observer Β· 75
βReal Steel is a real movie. It has characters, it matters who they are, it makes sense of its action, it has a compelling plot. This is the sort of movie, I suspect, young viewers went to the "Transformers" movies looking for.β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 75
βBy the time the two hour running length has expired, it's safe to say that Real Steel comes across as a legitimate crowd-pleaser.β
James Berardinelli, ReelViews Β· 75
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it plays better than it reviews β critics 58, the watch 76
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βthe 3rd act is breath takingβ
thedaywalkerabout 75β100% inread it β
βthe pacing is **** This could be forgiveable, but you know how all the fights are going to go, so there is no tensionβ
phildogabout 0β100% inread it β
βweak endingβ
ZChongabout 75β100% inread it β
βI was cringing and squirming in my seat for 90% of the movie because it was so cheesy and melodramaticβ
BigDamnHeroabout 0β90% inread it β
βNo splitting this Atom, it has got a rock solid heart. Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy and collectively adapted to the screen by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven from a Richard Matheson short story called Steel. It stars Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis and James Rebhorn. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Mauro Fiore. Set in the near future, robot boxing is a big crowd pulling sport. After a struggling roβ
John Chardread it β
βI wonder if this was originally written to be a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie, but when they couldn't get the rights they just decided to make it anyway. In either case, it's not very good. Amazing that you could take a movie about anthropomorphic **robots** and manage to still make it into a cliche sports film. _Final rating:β Β½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._β
Gimlyread it β
97
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