Review: Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. shines in superhero armor.

What if Bill Gates and James Bond became a superhero? This is what Iron Man is all about, and like the Spider-Man movies, this movie hits all the bases and thrills every type of audience member.
Tony Stark (played by Robert Downey Jr) - a creator of weapons of mass destruction, has a life-changing revelation that he should use his genius to help people instead of destroying them. But being part of a huge weapons-making company, not everyone feels that way (even CNBC’s Mad Money-host Jim Cramer makes a cameo) and so what in real life would be a power struggle in the boardroom ends up being a WWE match in suits of armor on the streets. Imagine if Microsoft and Yahoo could solve their business this way! Along the way we see Stark develop a high-tech suit of armor (but still uses an LG phone) that makes sense if you were expecting the bad guys to shoot at you. Listen up, Spandex-Man..er, Spider-Man.
Robert Downey Jr, a great actor all his career WAS the special effect of this movie. This unbelievable situation is pulled together in Downey’s hands, so not only did we buy it we bought the action figures after we got out of the cinema.
The film has it flaws, but the chemistry between Downey and Gwenyth Paltrow, and Downey and Jeff Bridges and Downey and his robot assistant Jarvis even rings true and makes for a very entertaining time at the movies.
Our vote? Suit up for Iron Man.
And… stay for the end credits, there is a hidden scene after the last credit rolls that will be pure ecstasy for any comic book fan. If you really want to know what it is, click below - if not just wait to see it.
Iron Man is now playing everywhere in Hong Kong. Buy tickets online at Cityline or Cinema.com.hk.
















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