Characters/Actors: Charlie Kenton (Hugh "X-Men" Jackman), Max Kenton (Dakota Goyo), Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Tv's "Lost" Lilly), Hope "Next Stop Wonderland" Davis, etc.
Dir.: Shawn Levy "Date Night", "Night at the Museum', etc.
Charlie Kenton, a one-time pugilistic contender turned ne'er-do-well once human prizefighting becomes obsolete, barely makes a living in the underground world of robotic fighting. A lot of money changes hands between those who wager on the result of multi-ton automatons beating each other like human boxers once did. After a while, Kenton finds out that a former lover has died, and he is due in court for a custody hearing of his abandoned son. Instead of fighting for custody of his child, he leverages his abandoned son to manipulate the boy's future adopted father to get a large amount of money to purchase a fighting [ro]'bot' to try to pay off some of his debts. He gladly gives up custody of his son, but reluctantly allows the boy to tag along with him for the summer. The father and son bond over an underdog sparring robot the boy names Atom, who with the help of the father's boxing skills; has the chance to become a champion fighting robot against much bigger and more advanced machines. Boxing fans, sci-fi fans, sports fanatics, video gamers and anyone who has ever played rock 'em sock 'em robots will likely really enjoy this film, but it is hard to get emotionally invested in a fighting automaton compared to a human fighter. Dakota Goyo as Charlie Kenton's son Max holds his own with Hugh Jackman. Also, Kevin Durand plays a memorable villain in the film, a former fighter who once beat Kenton in the ring and now pursues him to try to extort money that Charlie owes him. I enjoyed this film.
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