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'Iron Man' is solid pop filmmaking
PostedMay 4, 2008
Hectacop
from FL
'Iron Man' is another Marvel cash-in summer blockbuster. Like Spider-Man before it, 'Iron Man' takes a Marvel superhero and modernizes its origin story to suit today's fickle audiences (as you probably have guessed by the classic superhero movie title: _____ Man)
Favreau (the director) is a funny guy. He uses so much humor in this movie, it became the funniest superhero movie ever made. Robert Downey Jr. rocks the house with his portrayal of Tony Stark (Iron Man's less metal alter ego), making feats of engineering entirely believable, and adding his classic laconic wit and style. Gwyneth Paltrow and Downey's chemistry was so THERE, you could almost taste it. Paltrow's Potts was a warm, instantly likable character, while Jeff Bridges was exactly the opposite. (If you are familiar with Bridges' previous work, it should come as no surprise that he played his part straight, but great.)
On the other hand, what stops 'Iron Man' from being THE film of the summer (Wall-E or Dark Knight will probably take that one home) is the classic pitfall of superhero films; the pacing is a bit slow because we have the origin story and THEN the first "bad guy" rises and needs to be taken down. It affects the pacing by slowing down the beginning of the movie. Favreau's liberal use of humor helps speed this up, but it doesn't eliminate the problem. (Iron Man 2 will not have to worry about this)
At only 2 hours and 6 minutes (compared to Transformers which clocked it at almost 2 hours and 30 minutes) 'Iron Man' is a gem of a summer blockbuster that will have the boys wanting to become rich engineer playboy superheroes, and leave the audience in awe. Go see this iron-clad film, and take the family.
P.S. Stay after the credits.
Favreau (the director) is a funny guy. He uses so much humor in this movie, it became the funniest superhero movie ever made. Robert Downey Jr. rocks the house with his portrayal of Tony Stark (Iron Man's less metal alter ego), making feats of engineering entirely believable, and adding his classic laconic wit and style. Gwyneth Paltrow and Downey's chemistry was so THERE, you could almost taste it. Paltrow's Potts was a warm, instantly likable character, while Jeff Bridges was exactly the opposite. (If you are familiar with Bridges' previous work, it should come as no surprise that he played his part straight, but great.)
On the other hand, what stops 'Iron Man' from being THE film of the summer (Wall-E or Dark Knight will probably take that one home) is the classic pitfall of superhero films; the pacing is a bit slow because we have the origin story and THEN the first "bad guy" rises and needs to be taken down. It affects the pacing by slowing down the beginning of the movie. Favreau's liberal use of humor helps speed this up, but it doesn't eliminate the problem. (Iron Man 2 will not have to worry about this)
At only 2 hours and 6 minutes (compared to Transformers which clocked it at almost 2 hours and 30 minutes) 'Iron Man' is a gem of a summer blockbuster that will have the boys wanting to become rich engineer playboy superheroes, and leave the audience in awe. Go see this iron-clad film, and take the family.
P.S. Stay after the credits.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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