Movie Reviews for 5-5-08
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Iron turned to gold over the weekend as Iron Man became the first movie of the year to rake in 100 million in its first weekend, which also put it in first place at the box office, Made of Honor also fared pretty well, with 15.5 million for second place, and last week's number one movie, Baby Mama, fell to third.
(Iron Man - Paramount - Rated PG-13)In Iron Man, Robert Downey is downright perfect - spectacular even - in a case of the most brilliant casting in recent years. He is manic, funny and totally believable. He mines comic gems with his delivery alone. Downey is so dominating, the rest of the impressive cast seems almost disposable.
The film has loads of action with special effects that are so real, you absolutely believe them. It is a smart, terrific popcorn movie, and is a ton of fun. No rust on this iron. 4 ½ Stars Out of 5
(Made of Honor - Sony - Rated PG-13)Made of Honor is like what the bride wears at her wedding…Something old…the old predictable formula has been done many times before. Something new…well, nothing new here unless you count Patrick Dempsey wearing a mini kilt as something new. Something borrowed…the idea - from about a dozen other chick-flicks…something blue…the writers of My Best Friend's Wedding are blue because someone stole their script. Despite all that, both Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan are so appealing and perfect for this film, they make this an above average chick flick, and a pretty good date movie. (Except for the mini-kilt part. That was more like Made of Horror.) 3 Stars Out of 5
