Sentences with phrase «newly motherless»

In the role of 11 - year - old, newly motherless Max, he is the saving grace of «Real Steel,» helping not only to bring out the humanity in Atom — Max just knows the bot has the circuitry of a champion — but sparking a flicker of life in Jackman, who's had a tough time getting his acting to outshine his muscle - flexing prowess and his model good looks (see the «X-Men» franchise for the first, celebrity fashion spreads for the rest).