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Iron Man is a comic adpatation to film from the Marvel Entertainment Group which made the comic itself. It stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes, and Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stone.

Now if you don’t want to read all of this because it is tl;dr well folks I just so happen to have made a quick review last night after the movie. Here it is…

The movie starts off on a good foot and never missteps. From the very beginning opening scene of comedy flowing easily into action follows the path throughout the movie. This can be attributed mostly to the directing talents of Jon Favreau who has a comedy movie past. He proved on Zathura he could do action and here in Iron Man he proved he could adapt a comic book into a movie almost perfectly.

What’s interesting to note is that throughout the film there are various assorments of different techniques to go on to the next scene. There was a blend in, a side swipe, and quick cutting all throughout the movie and I for one loved that there really was no set style for this movie other than it’s story.

The story is pretty much true to the comic itself as we see Tony Stark battle himself more than the actual enemies. Stark is a complex man and you need a complex actor to play him and Robert Downey Jr. fit the bill. Downey has had his own life problems and seeing him use them to make Tony Stark a more fully enriched character is something I want to see more than once. Downey proves that he is one of the greatest actors of our current time.

Don’t get me wrong Downey pretty much is the movie but the cast of other characters is strong and important to the film as well. Paltrow and Terrence Howard play their buddy parts like they only know how and Jeff Bridges brings in a great performance throughout as Obadiah Stone.

What I like most about this movie is the secret nods to the comic book fans of the movie. We got hints of S.H.I.E.L.D., War Machine, and staying true to how Stark handled the press about Iron Man.

Overall, this movie is everything you want in an action movie and more. It gives you sense of satisfaction and that’s what you really go into a movie theatre hoping for. While I’m a Spiderman fan outright I can tell you that Iron Man is the most complex character and it elevated the movie as one of the best comic book movies of all time.

4.3/5