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Max Steel
2016 92 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG-13 16+
★4.0
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Director: Stewart Hendler
🎭 Based on
«Max Steel»
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Description
The adventures of teenager Max McGrath and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.
Budget:
$10M
US Gross:
$3.82M
Worldwide:
$6.27M
Starring
Ben Winchell
Actor
Josh Brener
Actor
Maria Bello
Actor
Key opinion
Max Steel is widely regarded as a lackluster adaptation that fails to elevate its source material beyond generic genre tropes. While the film is visually competent for its budget, critics and audiences alike found the thin, cliché-ridden plot and underdeveloped characters to be major obstacles to enjoyment.
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies on recycled Smallville-style tropes and simplistic good-vs-evil conflicts that result in a narratively hollow experience. | |
| Emotion | The characters lack depth and development, leaving viewers with little reason to form an emotional connection to their journeys. | |
| Cinematography | The visual presentation—including cinematography, color grading, and VFX—is consistently praised as stylish and impressive given the film's modest budget. | |
| Pacing | Opinions on the action are split between those who find the sequences stale and dated, and others who feel the film lacks the necessary drive and spectacle required for the superhero genre. |