To me Iron Man has always been the Marvel version of Batman. A billionaire industrialist who makes himself a fancy suit and sets about defending the world, when comparing this summer’s film adaptations of both Batman and Iron Man that’s where the similarities end. As opposed to the dark crime drama The Dark Knight offered, Iron Man was a fun ride blending action and humor in to one of the better comic book adaptations we’ve seen.
The Cast: Robert Downey Jr. is perfect as Tony Stark he blends the characters cocky bravado nicely with humor and self awareness. Terence Howard plays the supporting role well, although I did find myself wishing his character had more to do, perhaps in the sequel. Gwyneth Paltrow, had a tough assignment going in, having to not only share most of her scenes with Robert Downey Jr. but going in as the subordinate character as well. But she does it well and falls seamlessly into the role of Pepper Potts. Jeff Bridges rounds out the top line cast with his role as Obadiah Stane. Bridges turn as a super villain is surprisingly well suited for him considering some of his past roles as the everyman hero (The Big Lebowski, Arlington Road).
From beginning to end the film keeps an excellent pace, with the script blending action, humor and character development. In fact the whole movie is well acted well directed, the effects are spectacular, it’s just plain fun to watch, making it hard to find anything to complain about defiantly worth checking out.
Special features: Included on the DVD are a handful of deleted and extended scenes, which are worth checking out, as well as the standard behind the scenes look at the making of some of the special effects seen in the film.
Runtime: 126 minutes
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