Sexy, smouldering and steel-like, Robert Downey Jr. is the ultimate Tony Stark/Iron Man (and as a disclaimer, please note that my bias stems from my utter obsession with the actor). This rough cross between Batman Begins, Transformers & Lord of War offers a fun couple of hours, but perhaps not nearly as action-packed as some of the maler species would would like. That being said, the well-cast actors create a solid alloy which carries the movie along; everyone from RDJ and the cute-ified Gwyneth Paltrow right down to Stark's robotic companions mesh well. Despite its formulaic comic book story-line, Iron Man manages to touch upon current events, shaky foreign relations and moral/ethical dilemmas, making it time-sensetive but, in a way similar to the anti-Soviet Bond storylines of the 90s, unlikely to make it into the books as a timeless classic. The 'lab' scenes are entertaining and the cars and women ogle-worthy. This movie is the quintissential summer blockbuster, and a bit of an hors d'oeuvre to the 'coming-soon-to-a-theatre-near-you' man in the batsuit.
Score: 3 "American Cheeseburgers" out of 5. But with extra cheese.
Metal Mouth:
"What is going on here?"
"Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing."
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges flew, fought and fluttered their eyelashes. Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby ironed out the details and Jon Favreau materialised the marvelous machination.
Score: 3 "American Cheeseburgers" out of 5. But with extra cheese.
Metal Mouth:
"What is going on here?"
"Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing."
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges flew, fought and fluttered their eyelashes. Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby ironed out the details and Jon Favreau materialised the marvelous machination.
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