Iron Man review
Great movie. Great, great movie.
If the greatest measurement of a film is the degree to which someone is entertained, then this was a great movie. Robert Downey, Jr. carried the film with ease to bring this comic book to life. I didn’t even recognize Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane. Gwyneth Paltrow was a delight as Tony Stark’s secretary, and Terrence Howard is excellent as friend, Jim Rhodes (hopefully coming back in the sequel as War Machine).
The movie starts in familiar territory for Iron Man fans. Tony Stark, billionaire weapons designer, is kidnapped by terrorists in Afghanistan and forced to build them a powerful rocket. Instead, he builds an iron suit that allows him to escape. Disgusted with the realization that his weapons are being used by these terrorists, Stark builds a new and more powerful suit after returning home.
The overall plot of the entire film is fairly simple. After returning home Iron Man must battle another suit called Iron Monger. The joy and entertainment of the film comes from the great interaction and dialogue between the characters. Even the slow parts of the movie between the action sequences are extremely entertaining.
I highly recommend Iron Man and can only hope that the rest of the summer’s blockbusters live up to the entertainment value of this first offering.
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