As much as I’d like to admit it, IRON MAN wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It’s by no means one of the best super hero comic book films but it’s not as bad as lets say CATWOMAN or BARB WIRE. The story’s nothing new as it is an origin story (what else) of the iconic Marvel Comic hero. If you know anything about super heroes then you know that Iron Man is Marvel’s attempt at a Batman – the so-called rich guy who has a questionable path that leads him to spend his money for the good of all mankind by getting into a suit and dressing up like a bat…or tin can as the case may be here.
In fact, this film is so by the numbers that I could have told you every plot point before actually seeing the film, which is why I was so skeptical about seeing the film in the first place. The one thing that’s memorable in the entire film is Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark (which you have to call him since the appropriately named Iron Man doesn’t really make an appearance until the third act of the film). Downey is one of Hollywood’s few versatile actors who is at home in comedies (TWO GIRLS & A GUY), drama (GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK), horror (GOTHIKA), or action (KISS KISS BANG BANG or U.S. MARSHALS). The guy can do it all without skipping a beat and it shows in this film.
Few actors have been able to embody a super hero character as well as he does in this film. He’s so good that it’s a shame that all the other A-List actors (Terrance Howard, Gwenith Paltrow, or Jeff Bridges) in the film have so little to do other than look good for that impending sequel. The story is not very good, just good enough and the film is ultimately saved by Downey presence and the superb special visual effects on display which never look cartoony (like much of last year’s big summer films).
I’m sure that now that the “origin” story is out of the way the sequel will surpass this film in the same way that X2: X-MEN UNITED was a much better film then the first one.
In fact, this film is so by the numbers that I could have told you every plot point before actually seeing the film, which is why I was so skeptical about seeing the film in the first place. The one thing that’s memorable in the entire film is Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark (which you have to call him since the appropriately named Iron Man doesn’t really make an appearance until the third act of the film). Downey is one of Hollywood’s few versatile actors who is at home in comedies (TWO GIRLS & A GUY), drama (GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK), horror (GOTHIKA), or action (KISS KISS BANG BANG or U.S. MARSHALS). The guy can do it all without skipping a beat and it shows in this film.
Few actors have been able to embody a super hero character as well as he does in this film. He’s so good that it’s a shame that all the other A-List actors (Terrance Howard, Gwenith Paltrow, or Jeff Bridges) in the film have so little to do other than look good for that impending sequel. The story is not very good, just good enough and the film is ultimately saved by Downey presence and the superb special visual effects on display which never look cartoony (like much of last year’s big summer films).
I’m sure that now that the “origin” story is out of the way the sequel will surpass this film in the same way that X2: X-MEN UNITED was a much better film then the first one.
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