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PostedMay 4, 2008
PaulO
from Westminster, CO
I've never been a fan of Robert Downey, Jr. Not because of all his personal struggles (though his judgement has certainly been less than impressive many times), but because I felt like he was a one-note actor who could only play smarmy jerks. Also, Iron Man himself has always been a character I could take or leave. I never had much against him, but never sought out his adventures either. Consequently, I wondered if seeing Iron Man would be an unpleasant repeat of the Ghost Rider experience -- an actor who annoys me playing a superhero I don't care about.
Well Robert, all is forgiven. You were fantastic. And Shellhead, you're more interesting to me than you've ever been, thanks to this movie, a note-perfect film distillation of Iron Man comics. The movie does an absolutely stellar job of making Iron Man an emblematic hero for our current historical moment, and makes Stan Lee's concepts seem smarter and more prescient than they ever were (not that they were dumb at the time!)
The casting is outstanding -- Jeff Bridges makes a wonderful Judas-like villain, and Gwyneth Paltrow is refreshingly strong: she's not the hero's girlfriend, and she doesn't scream once! For his part, Downey as Tony Stark begins with his standard smarmy jerk routine and then transforms it marvelously as the character's heroic side emerges .
Highly recommended.
Well Robert, all is forgiven. You were fantastic. And Shellhead, you're more interesting to me than you've ever been, thanks to this movie, a note-perfect film distillation of Iron Man comics. The movie does an absolutely stellar job of making Iron Man an emblematic hero for our current historical moment, and makes Stan Lee's concepts seem smarter and more prescient than they ever were (not that they were dumb at the time!)
The casting is outstanding -- Jeff Bridges makes a wonderful Judas-like villain, and Gwyneth Paltrow is refreshingly strong: she's not the hero's girlfriend, and she doesn't scream once! For his part, Downey as Tony Stark begins with his standard smarmy jerk routine and then transforms it marvelously as the character's heroic side emerges .
Highly recommended.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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