I went in expecting "Rocky with Robots", in other words, not a whole lot. But I was really surprised by just how well crafted and solid this movie is. It's not quite Oscar fodder, but the script is well written, the acting is pretty good all around, and it's got robots beating the snot out of each other. And who doesn't like seeing robot violence?
A special mention needs to be made of Hugh Jackman, who turns in yet another wonderful performance here. Hopefully this film will bring him to new audiences, but I still feel that he's such a great actor and that he's almost criminally underused. Kevin Durand also has a good outing as a delightfully sketchy fight promoter, he's the closest thing that this film really has to a villain and he manages to absolutely make your skin crawl within seconds of appearing - a real "love to hate" sort of performance.
A special mention needs to be made of Hugh Jackman, who turns in yet another wonderful performance here. Hopefully this film will bring him to new audiences, but I still feel that he's such a great actor and that he's almost criminally underused. Kevin Durand also has a good outing as a delightfully sketchy fight promoter, he's the closest thing that this film really has to a villain and he manages to absolutely make your skin crawl within seconds of appearing - a real "love to hate" sort of performance.
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