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Iron Man (2008)

PG-13 05/02/2008 (US) Action, Science Fiction, Adventure 2h 6m

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Heroes aren't born. They're built.

Overview

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Stan Lee

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Jack Kirby

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Don Heck

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Larry Lieber

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Jon Favreau

Director
Mark Fergus

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Hawk Ostby

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Matt Holloway

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Art Marcum

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Robert Downey Jr.

Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard

James "Rhodey" Rhodes
Jeff Bridges

Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow

Virginia "Pepper" Potts
Leslie Bibb

Christine Everhart
Bill Smitrovich

General Gabriel
Paul Bettany

J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice)
Jon Favreau

Harold "Happy" Hogan
Shaun Toub

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A review by r96sk

9.0

Written by r96sk on January 13, 2021

My first taste of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A great start!

I absolutely enjoyed seeing 'Iron Man'. Robert Downey Jr. is terrific as the titular character, who is a blast to watch throughout - love the design! The plot is very entertaining, I like how it tells the story; simply, but very effectively. Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow, meanwhile, all add to the film with good performances.

The special effects are very neat, as are all the action sequences. I will say the score isn't the strongest, at least in terms of what I'd expect from this sorta film. I wou... read the rest.

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