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Paramount Pictures | 2008 | 126 mins | Rated PG-13 | 2008
You know you’re going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics’ longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that’s Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quit hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth Paltrow). Director Jon Favreau geeks out in fun ways with the hardware, but never lets it overpower the movie, and there’s always a goofy one-liner or a slapstick pratfall around to break the tension.
As for Downey, he doesn’t get to jitterbug around too much in his improv way, but he brings enough of his unpredictable personality to keep the thing fresh. And listen up, hardcore Marvel mavens: even if you know the Stan Lee cameo is coming, you won’t be able to guess it until it’s on the screen. It all builds to a splendid final scene, with a concluding line delivery by Downey that just feels absolutely right.
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Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb
Jon Favreau
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When “Gold-Titanium Alloy” Man is just too long a name
By Amanda Richards “Modest to the extreme”, (Georgetown, Guyana) - May 11, 2008
[ … ] The movie takes a while to get to the really cool stuff, and while I enjoyed the whole thing, my son didn’t get into it until “suit time.” There’s no denying that the finished suit is the coolest superhero costume ever, and I’m buying this on DVD just to watch the cybernetic Mark III suit morph, flex and create havoc and mass destruction
Downey proves himself to be an excellent choice for the lead role, and although they are unable to steal his thunder, Bridges and Paltrow are pretty darned good themselves. Howard doesn’t have that much screen time, but maybe he’ll get his moment in the sequels
Highly recommended.
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