I took my sons to see "Iron Man" today and it was quite a lot better than I expected (partly as a result of my not actually expecting much). Worst bit was the magazine cover where they say "reigns" for "reins", but the best bit was Robert Downey Jr., who's always entertaining and suited the whole thing a lot more than you'd expect.

There was a female character, Pepper Potts, who was Downey's PA and not-quite-love-interest. She was gorgeous in a very refreshing kind of way, and she looked vaguely familiar, so I insisted we stay for the credits so I could see who it was that I'd found so enchanting. It was Gwyneth Paltrow(!!??!!). Who knew?