Review of Real Steel (2011) by Jayakrishnan R — 24 Feb 2013

Hmmm...let's take two Sylvester Stallone movies (Rocky & Over the Top) and add robots!

This review of Real Steel (2011) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 24 Feb 2013.

Real Steel has generally received positive reviews.

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