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May 2, 2008
At the Movies: 'Iron Man' a blockbuster with brains and heart
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
Much of the allure of “Iron Man” comes from the fact that we are indeed talking about a man — a real man who has lived a life and made mistakes and experienced regret — not some scrawny, teenage boy who received his superhero powers through a bite from a radioactive spider.
| IRON MAN |
 Director: Jon Favreau Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow Rating: PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content Running time: 126 minutes |
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