So I’ve seen Iron Man twice so I obviously liked it. Basically, Tony Starck runs a company that makes weapons. He is in Afghanistan, the motorcade is blown up and this crazy terrorist guy tells him he’s locked up until he makes the Jericho missile. Instead, he builds a crazy iron suit and goes about escaping. He spends the rest of the movie perfecting his suit and fighting evil trying to right all his wrongs he caused when he made the weapons in the first place. Then he’s got conflict with his partner/his deceased father’s old friend who profits highly off these weapons and wants to keep them out there in the world.

 

So a few notes about the men in this movie: Robert Downey Jr. is attractive. More so than he’s been in a while. He did have some perfectly groomed facial hair which was kind of weird, but he is still very attractive and still looks a bit like a badass. Actually, Tony Starck is a guy trying to do good, but is still a badass. He still drives hot cars, has an awesome Malibu house (which I expect someone to buy for me), still gets the ladies and still fights…it’s just that his fights are for the greater good. Then there’s Jeff Bridges who plays the antagonist in the movie. He is bald and has a paunch. Actually, he just scared me through the whole thing. My mom didn’t even realize it was Jeff Bridges until I said something to her. Ugh. The movie was directed by Jon Favreau who has a part as a chauffer/errand boy for Tony and he kind of lingers behind in a few scenes. The movie also has Terrance Howard as Tony’s best friend and a weapons specialist for the U.S. government. I don’t find him that attractive, but whatever. He was still good in the movie, providing a bit of a moral compass for Tony.

 

Gwyneth Paltrow played Pepper Potts, Tony’s ever present assistant. There’s obviously some chemistry between the two of them, but she doesn’t put up with any of his crap and dishes it out as much as he does. She’s always there, however, to bring him coffee or gifts (and to tell him when he’s being a jackass). She is funny and charming and you want to be around a girl like you. Plus, she runs through broken glass and a floor that has got to be nothing but metal grating in insanely high heels.

 

All of that being said, the movie was worth my time times two. It was good versus evil, it had cool weapons and cars and the characters were all well developed. It was a bit dark at times (being that they’re fighting terrorists) but the dialogue stays fairly light and engaging.

 

A couple trivia facts (I know, I know) to add: Gwyneth Paltrow took the part because she would only have to go fifteen minutes away from her kids while filming. You can see Stan Lee (of Marvel comics) at the party with three blondes when Tony walks by and says “Hey, Hugh”.  Hah love Stan Lee. I loved him especially in Mallrats. And stay until the end of the credits!

 

Rating: Four and a half out of Five Heart Implants