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Iron Man

Iron Man

A disappointing start to the raft of summer blockbusters

Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow

If this first blockbuster of the summer is anything to go by, we're in for a decidedly humdrum time. Downey Jr is Tony Stark, a weapons genius who designs an iron suit to save lives. Paltrow, as his faithful assistant Ms. Potts, has little more to do than look good in high heels while a bald-and-bearded Jeff Bridges as his business partner seems to be doing his best to impersonate Michael Eavis. While the f/x are all shiny and new, the script is as rusty as a bucket of nails left out in the rain.

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Review by James Mottram

Release date: Tuesday 29 April 2008


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Movie is not worth time or money. My 13 year old son even wanted to leave early and said "I wish we would have just gone and seen Indiana Jones". I am a single widowed mother and a movie is a treat. He was very excited for this movie but it was more than a let down. For him and I both, they spent way too much time on the "suit" like more than 80%. Wait for it on dvd, if you really want to see it.
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