What certainly surprised me about this film was how this story had this heart-felt story involving a father and son that blended well with a story about robot boxing. You may have seen this type of story before, but trust me when I say that this father and son story works very well in this film. The storyline had enough heart that can lead to audiences to care about these characters and wanting to see the bond between the father and son grow. Just seeing their bond grow as they find Atom and booking matches with this robot adds strength to the storyline, making you want to see that happy ending. It was a very good storyline that focused very well on the characters, never going offtrack and focused only what was important.
I really liked the idea behind the film presenting a futuristic world where robots replaced humans in the boxing world. Although the film is set in the future, I liked the fact that the director made the time period no different from how it is today. This film does not present a CGI world with Jetson planes or people using crazy technologies; the only thing that was futuristic was the robots and this allowed the whole story to feel realistic and allowing audiences to be well attached to the environment. The CGI that was used was pretty nice, especially toward the movements with the robot action.
The robots were pretty cool with all of their awesome designs and the creativity behind them. When it comes to the action, I will be lying if I said that the boxing sucks. Being a fan of watching these types of sports, it was pretty exciting and fun to watch these matches; especially toward the final matches. Watching Atom fight off against the ultimate Zeus was absolutely electrifying. These matches captured the excitement that you will have if you went to watch an actual boxing match. Exciting, fun, and entertaining.
The acting was pretty good. Hugh Jackman as the down luck father, Charlie, Dakota Goya as his son, Max, and Evangeline Lilly as the long time friend of Charlie. You will care about these characters since the film did a very good job of focusing on these characters, portraying the growing bond between father and son, and to show character depth that was surely unexpected. I was surprised about Dakota Goya's acting since kid actors are usually a hit and miss. Goya was never annoying, as you see in many films with kids, and acted well enough that didn't ruin anything that occurred in the film. Everyone else was pretty good as their roles. However, I found Kevin Durand's role as Ricky to be out of place near the end. He was good from the time you see him, but had no place at the end of the film.
Just like other movies of this year, I was surprised of how this film turned out to be. I liked this film more than expected, really liked this heart-felt story that the film had, and I am not embarrassed to say that I became teary eyed near the end. Good acting, fun and exciting boxing matches, and a good storyline.
I really liked the idea behind the film presenting a futuristic world where robots replaced humans in the boxing world. Although the film is set in the future, I liked the fact that the director made the time period no different from how it is today. This film does not present a CGI world with Jetson planes or people using crazy technologies; the only thing that was futuristic was the robots and this allowed the whole story to feel realistic and allowing audiences to be well attached to the environment. The CGI that was used was pretty nice, especially toward the movements with the robot action.
The robots were pretty cool with all of their awesome designs and the creativity behind them. When it comes to the action, I will be lying if I said that the boxing sucks. Being a fan of watching these types of sports, it was pretty exciting and fun to watch these matches; especially toward the final matches. Watching Atom fight off against the ultimate Zeus was absolutely electrifying. These matches captured the excitement that you will have if you went to watch an actual boxing match. Exciting, fun, and entertaining.
The acting was pretty good. Hugh Jackman as the down luck father, Charlie, Dakota Goya as his son, Max, and Evangeline Lilly as the long time friend of Charlie. You will care about these characters since the film did a very good job of focusing on these characters, portraying the growing bond between father and son, and to show character depth that was surely unexpected. I was surprised about Dakota Goya's acting since kid actors are usually a hit and miss. Goya was never annoying, as you see in many films with kids, and acted well enough that didn't ruin anything that occurred in the film. Everyone else was pretty good as their roles. However, I found Kevin Durand's role as Ricky to be out of place near the end. He was good from the time you see him, but had no place at the end of the film.
Just like other movies of this year, I was surprised of how this film turned out to be. I liked this film more than expected, really liked this heart-felt story that the film had, and I am not embarrassed to say that I became teary eyed near the end. Good acting, fun and exciting boxing matches, and a good storyline.