Ironman (2008) Review
Friday, May 9th, 2008I was so surprised by this movie. As someone who hadn’t read the comic books and had no idea who, or what Ironman was, I expected an action-packed movie with a mediocre storyline that would be worth seeing, but nothing more… How wrong I was.
Ironman is an excellent movie, it does lack action sequences (I expected to see a lot more fighting from the robot), but actually I have to say, you don’t notice they aren’t there… The movie stands up with a strong storyline, superb dialogue and most surprisingly, perhaps, an actor absolutely perfect for the role of Ironman.
Tony Stark is the head (and genius) of a weapons manufacturer, he is proud of what he does and doesn’t seem to care about the destruction he causes. This character is oddly accepted in the real-world also and this is one of the many messages this movie seems to be trying to send to it’s audience.
When in Afghanistan on a weapons demonstration exercise, Tony Stark is taken captive by a group of ‘rebels’ located in the mountain ranges it is thought are occupied by Bin Laden in real-life. The weapons used to attack the military convoy he is in - are his own weapons. They are holding him and expect him to build one of the missiles the rebels witnessed being demonstrated. Stark decides that he should instead build a weapon that will allow him to escape. He builds “Ironman.”
After a very cool escape from the cave he was held in, Stark returns to America and decides to shut down weapon production until it can be better traced where his weapons are going… He then becomes obsessed with developing and perfecting his Ironman prototype and with his new found ‘good heart’, he begins to try to rid the world of the weapons he sold to what he believes is the wrong side…
Go out and see this movie! The storyline is excellent, the special effects are very good and although there are a lack of action scenes, it doesn’t feel like it. The perfect actor was cast for the role of Ironman and his delivery of some extremely witty dialogue is worth the price of admission alone…
