There's a lot better superhero movies

Rating: 6/10 (12 May 2008)

While 'Iron Man' was enjoyable, it didn't meet the expectations that I had based on the critics' glowing reviews of it as I headed into the theater.
The main culprit for making it just an "all right" superhero movie are the unnecessary scenes at the start of the film that makes me go sour on it from the beginning.
However, the movie does pick up from there, as Tony Stark learns that his own creations are being used for the destruction of Americans after being captivated for three months in Afghanistan.
From there, the audience is caught in a flurry of exciting action scenes, with some great special effects and heroic moments, as well as a surprising betrayal to serve as the plot twist. Just the concept of Iron Man, especially is suit, is very cool. But unnecessary scenes, not to mention an unconvincing villain, make this a film that doesn't quite deserve all the glowing recommendations it's receiving.