Thursday, January 30, 2020

Iron Man (2008)

Genre: Superhero
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Running Time: 126 minutes



Tony Stark inherited Stark Industries, a weapons manufacturer, from his dad. During a trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate a new missile, his convoy is attacked and he is captured by a group of terrorists, who offer to free him if he builds a missile on the spot for them. Not trusting that he will be really freed once he delivers, Stark builds a mechanized suit of armor that will transform him into superhero Iron Man and help him escape his captors. Once free, Stark wants to change the ways of his company, but he finds resistance on the inside.

This is a pretty good superhero movie. The action is fast-paced and the acting is solid, especially on Robert Downey Jr.’s and Jeff Bridges’ parts. Bridges is very believable as a bad guy, with the different look for him.

There is quite a bit of cheesiness here, but that is to be expected with this genre. This was the first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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