Iron Man

(12A) 125min

SUPERHERO

The mighty world of Marvel superheroes continues to receive the big screen treatment with this blockbuster adaptation of just about the last of the comic book publisher’s original creations from the 1960s (Matthew Vaughn’s forthcoming shot at Thor notwithstanding). Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr (both fans of the comics), it’s a smart update of the title that remains faithful to its spirit and maintains a perfectly poised balancing act between taking the fantastical material seriously and treating it with a knowing sense of humour.

Working from a script co-written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (who penned the Oscar-nominated Children of Men), Favreau focuses on the original story of Iron Man and his human alter ego, the billionaire weapons manufacturer and playboy Tony Stark. During a trip to the Middle East Stark is kidnapped by Afghan insurgents (it was Vietnamese communists in the comic) and forced by them to assemble a state-of-the-art missile system from captured Stark Industries ordinance.

What he actually makes is a suit of hi-tech armour complete with super strength and jet-powered boots. But although he uses it to escape his captors, the first hand experience of seeing the destruction wrought by his company’s products prompts Stark to renounce munitions manufacture and instead use his super-powered outfit to right his wrongs. That change of heart, however, doesn’t go down well with Stark’s nefarious business partner Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges), who’s keen to exploit the new and potentially lethal technology.

Updated to the present day, the film locates Tony Stark/Iron Man’s story of professional irresponsibility and personal redemption firmly within the context of the war on terror. It’s a perfect setting for Marvel Comics’ most morally ambiguous character, although the film doesn’t labour its political point too much. Instead, it provides plenty of spectacle – most impressively Iron Man’s climactic battle with another and bigger invulnerable tin man – game performances from a cast that also includes Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrence Howard, and a constantly amusing line in offbeat humour cooked up by those swingers Favreau and Downey Jr.

Out now on general release.

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Iron Man

Date	Location
Performing a perfectly poised balancing act between taking the fantastical material seriously and treating it with a knowing sense of humour, this smart adaptation locates Tony Stark/Iron Man's story of professional irresponsibility and personal redemption firmly within the context of the war on terror. Kidnapped by Afghan insurgents, Iron Man promptly renounces arms manufacture and instead uses his super-powered outfit to right his wrongs.
9 May–15 May 10.10am, 11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.15, 4.30, 5.20, 6.20, 7.45, 8.40 & 9.30; Fri & Sat 10.10am, 11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.15, 4.30, 5.20, 6.20, 7.45, 8.40, 9.30 & 11.00; Sun 10.10am, 11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 4.30, 5.20, 6.20, 7.45, 8.40 & 9.30;	Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow
9 May–15 May 11.00am, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 9.00	Cineworld Aberdeen, Aberdeen
9 May–15 May 11.00am, 1.15, 2.00, 4.15, 4.45, 7.05, 7.35, 10.00 & 10.30	Showcase Cinema, Coatbridge, Glasgow
9 May–15 May 11.00am, 1.15, 2.00, 4.15, 4.45, 7.05, 7.35, 10.00 & 10.30	Showcase Cinema, Paisley, Paisley
9 May–15 May Fri 11.15am, 2.30, 4.15, 5.45, 7.15, 8.30 & 10.15; Sat 11.15am, 1.15, 2.30, 4.15, 5.45, 7.15, 8.30 & 10.15; Sun 11.15am, 1.15, 2.30, 5.45, 7.15 & 8.30; Mon 1.15, 2.30, 5.45, 7.15 & 8.30; Tue 1.15, 2.30, 4.15, 5.45, 7.15 & 8.30; Wed 2.30, 4.15, 5.45, 7.15	Odeon Dundee, Dundee
9 May–15 May 11.25am, 12.20, 2.10, 3.10, 5.00, 6.00, 7.50 & 8.50; Fri & Sat 11.25am, 12.20, 2.10, 3.10, 5.00, 6.00, 7.50, 8.50, 10.35 & 11.30	Cineworld Dundee, Dundee
9 May–15 May 11.30am, 1.20, 2.30, 4.20, 5.30, 7.40 & 8.40; Fri & Sat 11.30am, 1.20, 2.30, 4.20, 5.30, 7.40, 8.40 & 10.40	Cineworld Edinburgh, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 9.00; Fri 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 9.00 & 11.00; Sat 11.00am, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 9.00 & 11.00; Sun 11.00am, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 9.00; Wed 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 6.00, 8.00 &	Odeon: Braehead, Renfrew
9 May–15 May 12.15, 2.00, 3.15, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00; Fri 12.15, 2.00, 3.15, 5.00, 7.00, 8.00 & 10.30; Sat 11.00am, 12.15, 2.00, 3.15, 5.00, 7.00, 8.00 & 10.30; Sun 11.00am, 12.15, 2.00, 3.15, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00	Vue Edinburgh Omni, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May 12.20, 3.20, 6.20 & 8.40	Cineworld Parkhead, Glasgow
9 May–15 May 12.50, 1.50, 3.30, 4.40, 6.20, 7.40 & 9.10; Sun 10.15am, 11.00am, 1.50, 3.30, 4.40, 6.20, 7.40 & 9.10; Sat 10.15am, 11.00am, 12.50, 1.50, 3.30, 4.40, 6.20, 7.40, 9.10 & 10.40; Fri 12.50, 1.50, 3.30, 4.40, 6.20, 7.40, 9.10 & 10.40; Tue 12.50, 1.50, 3.30, 4	Vue Hamilton, Hamilton
9 May–15 May 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00	Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May 1.00, 4.40 & 7.40	Moray Playhouse, Elgin
9 May–15 May 1.00, 3.40, 6.20 & 9.00; Sun 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 & 8.00; Tue 1.00, 3.40 & 9.20	Grosvenor, Glasgow
9 May–15 May 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00; Sat 11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00, 8.00 & 10.00; Sun 11.00am, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00 & 8.00	Odeon Dunfermline, Dunfermline
9 May–15 May 1.00, 3.40, 6.15 & 8.50	The Belmont, Aberdeen
9 May–15 May 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 & 9.00; Fri 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00 & 10.00; Sat 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00 & 10.00; Sun 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.	Vue Edinburgh Ocean, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30; Sat & Sun 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30	Empire Clydebank, Clydebank
9 May–15 May 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30; Sat & Sun 10.45am, 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30	Vue Livingston, Livingston
9 May–15 May 1.45, 2.30, 5.00, 5.45, 8.30, 9.00 & 9.30; Sat & Sun 11.30am, 1.45, 2.30, 5.00, 5.45, 8.30, 9.00 & 9.30; Tue 1.45, 2.30, 5.00, 5.45, 8.30 & 9.00	Odeon At The Quay, Glasgow
9 May–15 May 1.50, 4.40 & 7.45; Mon & Tue 4.40 & 7.45	Dominion, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May Fri 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 9.00; Sat 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 9.00; Sun & Tue 11.30am, 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30; Mon, Wed & Thu 1.30, 2.30, 4.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 8.30	Odeon Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock
9 May–15 May 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00	Odeon Dumfries, Dumfries
9 May–15 May 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 8.45; Fri 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 8.45 & 10.45; Sat 11.00am, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 8.45 & 10.45; Sun 11.00am, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00 & 8.45; Tue 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00 & 8.00	Vue Inverness, Inverness
9 May–15 May 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00; Sat 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00; Fri 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00; Sun 11.00am, 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00	Vue Aberdeen, Aberdeen
9 May–15 May 2.10, 3.10, 5.10, 6.10, 8.10 & 9.10; Sat & Sun 11.10am, 12.10, 2.10, 3.10, 5.10, 6.10, 8.10 & 9.10	Odeon East Kilbride, East Kilbride
9 May–15 May 2.10, 5.10 & 8.10	Perth Playhouse, Perth
9 May–15 May 2.15, 5.15 & 8.15; Sun & Tue 2.15 & 8.15; Mon 5.15	Odeon Ayr, Ayr
9 May–15 May 2.30, 3.30, 5.30, 6.20, 8.20 & 9.15; Sat & Sun 11.30am, 12.30, 2.30, 3.30, 5.30, 6.20, 8.20 & 9.15	Cineworld Falkirk, Falkirk
9 May–15 May 4.00 & 8.45	Highland Theatre, Oban
9 May–15 May 5.00 & 8.00; Sat & Sun 2.00, 5.00 & 8.00	The Pavilion, Galashiels
9 May–15 May 5.20 & 7.50; Sat & Sun 2.00, 5.20 & 7.50	The Waterfront, Greenock
9 May–15 May 7.50; Fri & Sun 5.20 & 8.05; Sat 2.35, 5.20 & 8.05	Lonsdale Cinema, Annan
9 May–15 May 2.30, 5.30 & 8.30; Fri & Wed 5.30 & 8.30; Sun & Thu 2.30 & 8.30; Mon 2.30 & 5.30	Odeon, Edinburgh
9 May–15 May 6.00 & 8.35; Mon 8.35; Tue 6.00; Sat & Sun 2.10, 6.00 & 8.35	New Picture House, St Andrews
9 May–15 May 6.00 & 8.30; Sat & Sun 2.30, 6.00 & 8.30	All Star Factory, Thurso

Iron Man (Subtitled)

Date	Location
Performing a perfectly poised balancing act between taking the fantastical material seriously and treating it with a knowing sense of humour, this smart adaptation locates Tony Stark/Iron Man's story of professional irresponsibility and personal redemption firmly within the context of the war on terror. Kidnapped by Afghan insurgents, Iron Man promptly renounces arms manufacture and instead uses his super-powered outfit to right his wrongs.
9 May–15 May Fri & Wed 1.15; Sun & Mon 4.15; Thu 7.15	Odeon Dundee, Dundee
9 May–15 May Fri & Wed 2.30; Sun & Thu 5.30; Mon 8.30	Odeon, Edinburgh
11 May–13 May Sun 12.50; Tue 6.20	Vue Hamilton, Hamilton
11 May–12 May Sun 3.15; Mon 6.20	Cineworld Renfrew Street, Glasgow
11 May–13 May Sun & Tue 5.15; Mon 2.15 & 8.15	Odeon Ayr, Ayr
13 May Tue 9.00	Vue Inverness, Inverness
14 May Wed 5.00	Odeon: Braehead, Renfrew

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