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The new “Iron Man” carries an old-fashioned worldview.
Robert Downey Jr. supposedly spent several weeks getting in shape for the strenuous duty of lurching around in a superhero costume for his role as an armored crusader in “Iron Man.” Luckily, he had decades to prepare for his role as the hero’s alter ego, billionaire playboy weapons manufacturer Tony Stark, who idles his time between what amount to acting gigs (showmanship sells warheads, the movie tells us), gulping down mixed drinks and leggy starlets. When Downey sits down on the floor in front of a bunch of reporters to announce that he has had a problem with something but plans to quit and turn over a new leaf, you almost have to pinch yourself to remember he’s talking about gazillion-dollar war toys. The sometimes troubled actor does bring some credence to the role of an arrogant, tempestuous young man who becomes enlightened from his dangerous ignorance, though at times he crosses the line between realism and spoof. Read the rest of this entry »
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“Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show” isn’t money, but it isn’t terrible either.
Sometimes it’s shocking to realize that people still do stand-up. Thinking of men and women doing bits about current events and routines about the differences between men and women, just like comedians did in the ’80s, is almost like thinking of people talking to each other in their cars on CB radios. Well, it’s at least like thinking of someone going to the gym with a CD player strapped to their waist, one of the funnier jokes told in “Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show.” Read the rest of this entry »
