But business beckons, so while his mentor Obadiah Stane (JEFF BRIDGES) stays home to run Stark Industries, Tony's off to Afghanistan with his college buddy and current military liaison, Jim Rhodes (TERRENCE HOWARD), to show off his latest weaponry. An ambush there, however, leaves him injured and then held captive by insurgent leader Raza (FARAN TAHIR) and his right-hand man, Abu Bakaar (SAYED BADREYA).
A fellow captive, Yinsen (SHAUN TOUB), has saved Tony's life by implanting an electromagnetic device into his chest that prevents embedded shrapnel from entering his heart. He ends up being Tony's assembly assistant when Raza orders the industrialist to build him the same weaponry he had earlier been pitching.
Instead, and realizing he and Yinsen will likely be killed no matter what they deliver, Tony creates an armored suit that's impervious to bullets and allows him to escape. Having seen his weapons in the hands of Raza, Tony has a change of heart and announces that Stark Industries will no longer build weapons, a decision that doesn't sit well with Obadiah. Instead, Tony creates an enhanced version of his armored suit, hoping he can use it to undo many of the past wrongs he's created.
From that point on, he must not only contend with Obadiah, but also the fact that Raza has collected the remains of his original Iron Man suit and is building one of his own, what will eventually become the Iron Monger.
Violence consists of all sorts of action-based violence (characters bashing each other around, resulting in lots of property damage), and various non-graphic deaths (many occurring just off camera) and injuries. That material, some moments of potential peril, and some visuals (blue veins forming under the skin, half a face with bad burn scars, etc.) might be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers, while some kids might be enticed to imitate the action and other behavior.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while characters drink and/or smoke and some tense family material (including kids believing they're about to see their father be executed) is also present.
If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that from paparazzi camera shots.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there are varying amounts of camera movement in the film, including some bouncy/shaky handheld footage.
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(2008) (Robert Downey Jr. Terrence Howard) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Heavy
*None
Mild
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Mild
Moderate
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed April 29, 2008 / Posted May 2, 2008
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