When I first heard about the idea of a movie based on the boxing toy robots in the ring, I thought Hollywood had gone mad (once again). The trailers at least promised some Transformer-esque action and looked fun enough.

The movie is much more than that, though. It's a loser ballad, the old story of the outsider getting one more shot and even if all that's been told many times before, the film does a tremendous job making you care for Charlie who has to start from scratch while getting to know his kid. That's sometimes cheesy, sometimes predictable, but always lovable, highly entertaining and has more charm and heart than the Transformers films combined.

It helps that the special effects are top notch, the fights are fun and young Dakota Goyo delivers an incredibly self-assured performance that makes it impossibly to be annoyed by the kid. Jackman's character may be from the cardboard storage room, but he still manages to fill it with life and makes you cheer for the man in every minute.

The most amazing aspect is that despite of the fact that you know the formula, the movie is enthralling and does not even end exactly the way you may have predicted. And when the film's over you remember the beautiful scenes of Charlie's old bus going through the American country side just as much as the fun robot fights.

7.5 out of 10 two headed robots.