It's official, Iron Man is the movie to beat this summer. The script is fairly tight, given that Iron Man doesn't have the greatest of villains, and serves as a great launching pad to a new superhero franchise. Robert Downey Jr. shines as Tony Stark/Iron Man and brings great charisma and bravado to the character. Also, with Downey's history of addiction in real life, he is ideal to portray Tony Stark, who battled alcoholism in the comic books. The supporting cast is topnotch as well as the chemistry between all the actors, particularly Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow. The special effects are sharp and the final Iron Man suit is fantastic; very true to the suit that is on display on paper every month in Marvel Comics.
The comic book movie formula may be losing its punch as more and more characters are pulled from the quarter bins and thrust onto the screen, but Iron Man executes the formula to perfection and is full of the promise of great adventures to come. Marvel has announced that they will be launching Iron Man's allies in the superhero team The Avengers in their own movies and then launching an Avengers movie in its own right. This is good news for Iron Man, as his rogue's gallery is weak and sustaining a franchise with him alone would be difficult. For now, though, audiences have the movie in theaters now and I can't recommend it enough. It's a fun ride with a fun character.
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