
When teenage Max McGrath discovers his body can generate the universe's most powerful energy, he must bond with the only being able to contain it - a mysterious techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel. United as the superhero Max Steel, the two friends must combat an alien menace and unlock the secrets of their past.... (Full plot summary below)
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When teenage Max McGrath discovers his body can generate the universe's most powerful energy, he must bond with the only being able to contain it - a mysterious techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel. United as the superhero Max Steel, the two friends must combat an alien menace and unlock the secrets of their past.
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| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekEven bored adolescent boys are unlikely to muster any enthusiasm for this chintzy reboot of the hybrid hero. |
| TheWrapSam FragosoIf the past is any indication, Hendler, Winchell, Bello and everyone else involved have the capacity to create interesting, original, and engaged art. Max Steel is none of those things. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderKids are probably better off playing with the action figures and making up their own stories. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAs the stuntmen duke it out and we see close-ups of the two actors making silly faces, it's hard not imagine a Mystery Science Theater 3000 feature in the making. |
| IGN MoviesAlex WelchThe forgettable Max Steels offers a meandering and lifeless superhero origin story. |
| The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdFrom its thinly sketched teen protagonist to its deluge of hero-will-rise clichés, Max Steel evinces all of the imagination and ambition you’d expect from a movie based on a bestselling line of action figures. |
| Common Sense MediaSandie Angulo ChenToy-based superhero action movie is forgettable. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAt its best, “Max Steel” shares elements with “Smallville” and “Teen Wolf,” using the supernatural as a metaphor for awkward adolescence. At its worst, it’s more like “Transformers” — an extended toy commercial, noisy and forgettable. |
| Cine PremiereJesús ChavarriaAn artificial and blatant production that lacks of transcendence, which could not even be cataloged as a curiosity. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Isn't just ugly, but it's boring, and it's a shame considering the concept at least has potential. |