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Review: Iron Man
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Forget about all the fantastic action. Dismiss the disarmingly smart, wry screenplay, and ignore the phenomenal supporting cast. Feel free to overlook the dozen components that make Jon Favreau's Iron Man the most uniquely entertaining superhero movie in a long time ... I've got the one main reason that this flick is worthy of your two hours and ten bucks right here, and that reason is named Robert Downey Jr. Like many movie fans of my generation, I consider Downey to be sort of an old friend. We all wept when Jami Gertz noticed his odd demise in Less Than Zero, we loved watching his evolution in films like True Believer and Chaplin, and we all felt pretty great when the guy finally kicked his well-publicized drug addiction.
Downey is a survivor, no doubt, and he's also a refreshingly engaging actor to watch -- and boy was I thrilled when Marvel announced that this would be the guy to portray Tony Stark. To those who don't know the Stark character from the comic books, let me just make it clear: Downey is the perfect guy to play a smug yet charming, sarcastic yet likable, and perpetually womanizing multi-billionaire mega-genius with a bum ticker. We all know the guy can play sly, snarky, smart characters, so much of Iron Man's early stuff is light lifting for the actor -- but when he starts getting angry? Noble? Heroic? The guy is aces across the board. Bottom Line: Downey has paid his dues, he's been through a lot of hell, and now he's a freakin' superhero who delivers the best popcorn flick performance since Johnny Depp first played pirate. Sometimes Hollywood actually works.
Live from Tribeca: An Intermission with 'Iron Man'
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Took some time off from the Tribeca Film Fest tonight to catch an early screening of Iron Man with Mr. Weinberg. What's there to say about Iron Man? How does one put it into words so shortly after enjoying THAT kind of moviegoing experience? We have two Iron Man reviews coming up later next week, so I'll be brief with this tease: Mark my words (and I'm sure Scott W. would agree), Iron Man will change the way you look at these comic book films going forward. Ridiculously Bad Ass. And that be it for now.
Earlier in the day, I caught up with This Is Not a Robbery -- a quirky documentary about an 87-year-old bank robber. Short, sweet, to the point -- I don't really feel one way or the other, to tell you the truth. It wasn't bad and it didn't really do anything to stand out. Not the film's fault; the story itself isn't exactly feature-worthy. I dug it, though -- a review will come soon. The city is real busy right now, I'll tell you that much. It's warm, it's a weekend, there are people everywhere. Good news is I've enjoyed every film I've seen so far. Knock on wood, but I don't think that's ever happened people; I've seriously never opened a fest on that good a streak. Good times. More reviews and interviews coming; if you're itching to know about a certain film, let us know.
Iron Man. Oh man. You people are gonna devour this one.
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