55 years after Richard Matheson wrote his short story, Steel, Dreamworks and 21 Laps releases their version of the same, as a movie titled Real Steel. To give the story a larger canvas, the makers roped in Hugh Jackman and made him drive heavy trucks. Shawn Levy, best known for his comedies (The Pink Panther, Date Night, Night At The Museum) may be an odd choice of director, but he does what he has to, pretty decently, given that the movie becomes predictable within the first 10 minutes.
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