Robert Downey Jr. in the intimate "Sr." paid tribute to his late father

 In "Sr." At the end, a documentary so personal that the word "intimate" is hardly fair, Robert Downey Jr. 

He Ponders what exactly his 90-minute ode to his father is. The simple answer, excluding celebrities, is the painful process of saying goodbye to aged, frail, and sickly parents, filtered from the careers of the two artists.

Apparently, thanks to his incredible comeback in 2008 as Iron Man, and everything that has happened since Downey Jr. has surpassed his father in fame in terms of popularity and pop footprint.

However, as he was quick to point out, director Chris Smith neatly illustrates that Downey Sr. made his own unique contribution to culture as an underground filmmaker, appearing as a guest on Dick Kavitt's show to talk about his work, and gaining the kind of prestige that allowed him to move from one low-budget project to the next.

Downey Jr. occasionally played an actor in his father's films as a child, and later asked his father uncomfortably about their shared excesses when it came to drug use and to what extent the old man's tolerance might have influenced his son. It's a conversation that Downey Sr. clearly doesn't like, although their interaction throughout is one of warmth, forgiveness, and love, and you won't find it here if there were a second guess or mutual recrimination in the process of reaching peace.

For all its emotional aspects, Downey Jr. sat at his father's bedside before he died last year, "Old Sir." (titles that the elders thought they could improve) is also interesting, incorporating the theme of "Mountain Resort" and transporting viewers back to the heyday of Downey Sr. when he directed films like "Putniswop" such as "Abrasion Elbow."

Young Downey's resume also features prominently in the narrative, recalling early breakthrough roles such as "Less Than Zero," in which he played an addict, a harbinger of future problems.

over three years, the film captures Downey Sr.’s physical decline

The film, which was shot over three years, captures the elder Downey's physical decline as he experiences the ravages of Parkinson's disease. Strip away its core, though, "Sr." A recognizable portrayal of the family, even when parents died in their 80s, that loss and grief was difficult for those who remained.

"I'm going to miss him," Downey Jr. said after visiting the old man with his young son, Exton.

Watching "Sr.," even those who have never seen his films — or who do know a lot about the show business family other than Armored Heroes — may miss him a little