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Iron Man (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 224

Fresh: 209

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Consensus: Director Jon Favreau and star Robert Downey make this smart, high impact superhero movie one that even non-comics fans can enjoy.

Australian Rating: TBC

Runtime: 2 hrs 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Australian Theatrical Release:
May 1, 2008 Wide

US Box Office: $318,298,180

Synopsis: 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.... 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. [More]

Starring: Robert Downey, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub

Starring: Robert Downey, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Clark Gregg, Faran Tahir

Director: Jon Favreau

Director: Jon Favreau
Screenwriter: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matthew Holloway
Producer: Avi Arad, Kevin Feige
Composer: Ramin Djawadi
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Ironman is great fun, but it could've been better. And judging by interviews with director Jon Favreau the sequel sounds like it'll be a corker.

Full Review Source: Triple j | comment Comment
06/08/08
Marc Fennell
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Downey imbues this superhero with a heart that glows as radiantly as the power reactor implants in his chest.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
06/07/08
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)
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Iron Man is what mainstream, big screen entertainment ought to be like.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
05/05/08
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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An exciting, funny, entertaining and utterly compelling piece of popcorn entertainment that sits at the top end of comic book adaptations.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
05/05/08
Erin Free
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He’s not as limber as Spider-Man once was, or as darkly compelling as Batman is yet to be, but Iron Man comes with his own enjoyable strengths and weaknesses in a fun film that also has a point of view.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
05/05/08
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia
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There is precious little comedy and even less characterisation.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment 1 Comment
05/02/08
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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The combination of its realistic backdrop, boy's own adventure and Robert Downey Jr makes for a blast of a new style comic book hero in Iron Man. Above all, humour is what elevates this highly entertaining fantasy into something beyond our expectations.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
04/28/08
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Its cast, principally Robert Downey Jr, and some solid direction from Jon Favreau breathe a lot of life and energy into an otherwise run-of-the-mill comic book origin movie.

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04/28/08
Garth Franklin
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
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Iron Man is an appealing superhero movie. It's also clunky. It's welded together out of disparate pieces that clank and ping. Though at times it's leaden, Iron Man also has enough moments of pizazz to intermittently soar.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
02/01/09
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly

A slickly-attractive, well-cast and solidly-constructed piece of mainstream action-adventure entertainment.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Brent Simon
Screen International

Downey is at his charismatic best, rendering believable Stark's transformation from self-indulgent jerk to socially conscious crusader.

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/18/08
Calvin Wilson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters.

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10/18/08
Tom Charity
CNN.com

Go see it.

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10/18/08
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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Not only is it a good comic book movie (smart and stupid, stirring and silly, intimate and spectacular), it's winning enough to engage even those who've never cared much for comic books or the movies they spawn. Like me.

Full Review Source: RogerEbert.com | comment Comment
10/18/08
Jim Emerson
RogerEbert.com

...who'd have thought that a successful superhero film could be more about character than action?

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment 3 Comments
09/10/08
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Iron Man is the best superhero film to come along since Batman Begins, and is one hell of a way to start off summer of 2008.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
09/05/08
JoBlo
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Une production à grand déploiement exécutant une formule bien établie, mais avec un savoir-faire indéniable et un enthousiasme contagieux

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

The pace is good, not frantic, not "oh god we have to get to the explosions or we're gonna lose them" %u2013 and the actors are all above average at least. (Our leads are no strangers to the Oscar nomination process.)

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
07/17/08
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

One of the strongest entries into the superhero movie canon of recent years. While featuring a few flaws, this is one of the most entertaining comic book adaptations in last few years.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
07/13/08
Wesley Lovell
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