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Movie Review: IRON MAN
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Cineman Syndicate
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May 5, 2008
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Cineman Syndicate
Cineman Syndicate
05-05-2008
Movie Review: IRON MAN
Is action more important than character in a superhero movie? They're not mutually
exclusive of course, but this adaptation of the Marvel Comic favors the latter thanks
to the casting of Robert Downey, Jr. as playboy industrialist Tony Stark and because
the action dimension could use a boost. After being held captive in Afghanistan, the
arms ...
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