Overall the movie just was too strange to warrant a higher grade. At times it reminded me of Shaft and at times it reminded me of certain made for tv shows. I wish that they would have done more with the great premise they came up with. If they had, this could have been the start of an interesting franchise. Instead they took the basketball star, easy marketing, and watered down the film.
Steel is a film that kids are going to want to see.
Shaq is especially popular among young teenage boys and the hero aspect will make kids want to see it. There is some violence in the film which I would classify as a step above a Ninja Turtles but a step below a Segal or Van Damme. Small amounts of language are present as well. The biggest concern would be the gang aspects and the time that they handle these destructive weapons. Overall it is not too bad.