Iron Man - 30 Second Review

In the run up to Iron Man, some of the more science-minded members of the media have commented that we do not currently have the technology to power the suit Tony Stark created; drilling a hole through a piece of steel with one of his palm-lasers, for instance, would take more power than a full-sized nuclear reactor could produce, and the power necessary to keep a man-sized suite of armor airborne would be prohibitive, given space considerations.

I am happy to report that this is satisfactorily addressed in the movie: Iron Man’s exosuit is powered by distilled awesome.

Tony Stark: gets rich making weapons for the military.
Tony Stark: drinks gin, drives sports cars, and sleeps with super models. Often at the same time.
Tony Stark: gets captured by evil men of indistinct ethnicity.
Tony Stark: builds a suit of armor, decimates bad guys.
Tony Stark: has a crisis of conscience.
Tony Stark: builds even better armor, decimates even more bad guys.
Tony Stark: wins.