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.
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,
14 Oct 2016
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,
14 Oct 2016
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,
14 Oct 2016
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,
14 Oct 2016
rotten:
A movie based on a toy should be a whole lot more fun than this.