Iron Man Meets its Mettle **1/2

Rating: 5/10 (15 November 2008)

Action-pact thriller provides a field day for Robert Downey, Jr. He plays a wealthy guy, who after being imprisoned by terrorists in Afghanistan, swears off the making of military hardware, but at the same time creates Iron Man, a robot-like specimen that will destroy all evil in its path.
As his assistant and lover, Gwyneth Paltrow has found a role that is totally beneath that of a former Oscar winner.
Jeff Bridges is excellent as his adviser. It doesn't take much to realize that Bridges has his own agenda in this film and that he is up to absolutely no good whatsoever.
The kids will love the special affects here, especially the fight between the two robots (Downey and Bridges) on that bridge near the film's end.