Real Steel: The Classic Bait And Switch

RoboBrain: So thats a pretty cool trailer, huh? Might be a little light on the story aspect, but it sure looks like it would deliver some fun Rock Em' Sock Em' robots type action.. There is a time and place for movies like these, when you're not in the mood for something incredibly engaging...Cinematic fluff.

The problem with this trailer is that its a complete f**king lie, and not indicative of the actual experience you're going to have. Instead, its a buddy movie about dad (Hugh Jackman) trying to get in touch with his estranged son via Robots, and so much shameless product placement that its kind of disgusting. The movie gave me some very painful Star Wars: Episode 1 flashbacks with the modern equivalent of Jake Lloyd, another child who is portrayed as a grating, obnoxious smartass...Dakota Goyo.

Where in the trailer is it indicated that 80% of the movie would revolve around this kid and his whining? My only advice- No, make that a plea, is: Don't be fooled into watching this movie. I didn't shell out $10 for a one and a half hour, G rated family drama with a mild sprinkling of robot fighting and 1 dimensional characters..as well as some of the corniest, terrible dialogue I've been subjected to in years.

And as a final nail in the coffin, I even started taking notes on how much blatant product placement was stuffed into this already bloated, lifeless debacle:

PRODUCT PLACEMENTS: Budweiser, Dr. Pepper, Nike, Virgin America, Tesla Roadster, Sprint, ESPN, Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Capital One, Bing, Cadillac, Xbox, Del Taco, Smart Cars

RoboGal Edit: There isn't a hell of a lot more that I can add.  My frustration with this movie (bordering on rage) mirrors that of RoboBrain.  Aside from the blatantly misleading trailers, this film was overflowing with cliches: The reuniting of an estranged father and child once the mother has passed away, the generic and personality-free female love interest, the Asian mastermind behind the most badass robot... This movie has it all, and then some.

This was one of the cheesiest, cringeworthy movies I've seen in a long time.  But I think I might have been able to forgive all that (hey, I suppose these type of movies have their place in cinema, as much as I hate to admit that), had the trailers been upfront.  But no, we were suckered into watching this badass, action robot film sugary family film instead.  If you're interested in some warm, fluffy family fun... By all means, go for it.  If not: Stay the hell away, and spread the word.