Just like the others, so why even bother?

Rating: 3/10 (1 March 2009)

Unlike that of a riveting masterpiece such as Harry Potter or Pirates of the Caribbean, the title of this bland sci-fi action flick says it all. Indeed Iron Man is an offspring of SuperMAN, BatMAN Begins, SpiderMAN, CatwoMAN and various other members of the "Man" family.
But however run of the mill a film might be there will always be theatres that choose to show it. Though in this case it wasn't selected only because of the spiced up posters but because of its small but nevertheless existent DNA that slightly separates it from its relatives: the secret identity of the armour-clad flying and shooting rescuer (Robert Downey Jr.) is in no way heroic like all the other superheroes, but more an immature inventor largely annoyed at the publicity coming from his success who is nothing without the suit. But luckily for him his rivals that include foreign terrorists and his own sneaky bodyguard (Jeff Bridges) are equally as ordinary and - from an audience's perspective - are nothing to fear.
But aside from those few aspects it consists of nothing but the usual cinematic performances, satirical humour and a dull story of spies, fiery deaths and high-tech gadgets that mindlessly dances around in a pathetic struggle to fill in time until the curtain falls. But I suppose without near failures like these we would not be able to fully appreciate breathtaking rebels like The Incredibles.