{Marilyn Monroe Project} Movie Review - Iron Man

[Opal Carlson]

Directors : Jon Favreau
Casting : Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow
Action / 125 Minutes
Movie Review:
Last year's superhero films were disappointing. Sequels, like Spider-
Man 3 and Fantastic Four : Rise of The Silver Surfer, paled in
comparison with their predecessors. Transformers and Ghost Rider were,
at best, special-effects monsters with no souls.
Just when all hope seems to be lost, a saviour comes in this year's
opening salvo - an armoured avenger from Marvel Comics' second-tier
heroes -- Iron Man.
Created in the 1960s by the comic books superstar Stan Lee, Iron Man
continues Marvels tradition of reluctant heroes.
In the movie Iron man, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a gazillionaire
industrialist who makes his money from selling high-tech military
weapons to the United States government.
When terrorists capture him in Afghanistan and force him to replicate
a missile he has designed, he creates an armoured suit to escape.
Seeing how his company's weapons are being used by the unsurgents to
bring suffering to villagers, Stark vows to use his newflanged toy to
eradicate evil.
In his biggest role since his return to showbiz after drug
rehabilitation, Downey is perfectly cast for the role.
Sporting a goatee, he carries the flamboyance of the rich, a la
Richard Branson, and later guilt-ridden, convincingly transforms into
a man of honour without losing his flair.
He will go down in pop culture history synonymous with Iron Man, the
same way Christopher Reeves is Superman (1978), or Hugh Jackman is
Wolverine in X-men.
The supporting cast is competent - Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges
both have Oscar nods, and Gwyneth Paltrow as sexy secretary Pepper
Potts is a Best Actress winner.
In Iron Man, Fanboys will be thrilled watching ol' shellhead zooming
across the skies in amazing CGI's, but the bland final showdown may
disappoint.
But director Jon Favreau of sci-fi adventure Zathura: A Space
Adventure (2005), a comics geek himself, litters enough easter eggs
(cathc hints for a war machine appearance in future sequels) to
titillate.

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