Rotten
A movie based on a toy should be a whole lot more fun than this.
Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com
Max Steel
Unleash your power.
2016 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Stewart Hendler
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Stewart Hendler Director
- Ben Winchell as Max McGrath
- Josh Brener as Steel (voice)
- Maria Bello as Molly McGrath
- Ana Villafañe as Sofia Martinez
- Andy Garcia as Dr. Miles Edwards
- Mike Doyle as Jim McGrath
- Phillip DeVona as Harkins
- Billy Slaughter as Agent Murphy
- Al Mitchell as Dr. Smith
- Lawrence Kao as Dr. Lee
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
A spectacle without the spectacle, an autumnal, amorphous blockbuster that just sits there, suspended in mid-air, as you soak in its ceaseless banality.
Sam Fragoso, TheWrap
Rotten
Given that the character began life as a hunk of plastic with a cool name, it's hardly surprising that writers have reshaped his biography on the fly, with all the consistency of kids playing with their toys in the backyard.
A.A. Dowd, AV Club
Rotten
What's truly depressing about the whole enterprise is that Garcia and Bello were pulled into it. Yes, actors love to work and bills need to be paid, but perhaps a fund could be started to spare talented thespians this sort of career embarrassment.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
While the proverbial "'90s kids" may get a nostalgic kick out of seeing their old action figures in the flesh, novices are likely to be bored by a movie that feels more like a failed pilot for a TV show.
Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times
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