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MOVIEGUIDE REVIEW: IRON MAN
Quality: * * * *
Acceptability: -1
IRON MAN stars Robert Downey, Jr., in the heroic story of billionaire defense contractor Tony Stark. After a new missile demonstration in Afghanistan, Tony is kidnapped by terrorists (using arms developed by Tony’s company) and forced to build the weapon he just demonstrated. Instead, he builds a suit of armor to escape. Back home, he tries to change the direction of the company because terrorists have access to his high tech weapons. His noble efforts are blocked by corporate partner Obadiah, who has his own agenda. Undaunted, Tony builds a new version of the armor suit to stop the terrorists.
IRON MAN is an enjoyable ride with terrific special effects. A battle of good versus evil, it contains minimal foul language and one implied sex scene. However, as a role model, Tony is a womanizer and rarely is far from an alcoholic drink. As he finds his calling to protect refugees from terrorists, those aspects to his character are dropped, suggesting a positive change. The military scenes are too intense for children, though most actual violence is either off screen or between men battling in suits of high tech armor.
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INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children and adults
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE: May 2, 2008
TIME: 126 minutes
STARRING: Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures/Viacom
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If this starts “at the beginning” why do they introduce the alcoholism plotline which was introduced something like 15 years into the series run?