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Iron Man , 2008

English, Persian, Urdu, Hindi

USA

Rating:8.0
Plot

For both comic book fans and those who can't tell the Green Lantern from the Green Arrow, IRON MAN is the type of summer blockbuster whose appeal lasts far beyond the season. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire playboy and genius who puts as much effort into chasing skirts as he puts into chasing his next big idea. A trip to Afghanistan to sell weapons quickly devolves into chaos, and Stark finds himself at the mercy of a warlord who wants him to build a missile. Instead, Stark creates a powerful suit of armor, turning him into Iron Man and allowing him to escape. When he returns to America, his assistant Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow), friend Rhodey (Terrence Howard), and right-hand man Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) all marvel at the change in the man they knew.

IRON MAN is the first film to be self-financed by Marvel Studios, and they should be proud of their freshman effort. They didn't take any obvious routes with choosing the cast or crew, and it pays off. Director Jon Favreau, who also has a small role in the film, is best known for directing ELF, but his first action-driven effort is nearly flawless. Casting Downey was gutsy but inspired: this is his first big action picture as well, but the wit he displays in films such as the cult hit KISS KISS, BANG BANG works perfectly for the character of Stark. IRON MAN features nods to its beloved source material, as well as to the classic animated series of the 1960s. But even for the uninitiated, this film provides an interesting entry into the Marvel superhero's universe. Audiences who keep watching after the credits have rolled will be rewarded with a bonus scene.

Details
Language: English, Persian, Urdu, Hindi
Country: USA
Release date: 1 May 2008
Runtime: 126 min
Cast and Crew
Robert Downey Jr.

as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Jeff Bridges

as Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger

Terrence Howard

as Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Pepper Potts

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Critics Reviews
Variety

Ever-eclectic director Jon Favreau, who briefly pops up onscreen as a Stark minion, maintains a brisk but not frantic pace, and, in concert with lenser Matthew Libatique, production designer J. Michael Riva and the first-rate visual effects team,...

The Hollywood Reporter

Downey plays off his own bad-boy image wonderfully. The writers give him great lines to work with and ditto that for his Girl Friday, Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts, whose own svelte lines cannot be improved on.

Users Reviews

Casual fans of action superhero movies will undoubtedly be disappointed in Iron Man. Because it's not full throttle action from beginning to end. Instead Jon Favreau made a smart, thoughtful movie that just happens to feature a super-heroic SUIT...

Robert Downey Jr. feels loose and comfortable with his role as Tony Stark, and this makes the movie flow incredibly well. As an audience you will want to know what happens to him and in the process you will be awarded by amazing action sequences....

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