Destined to be an instant hit, Iron Man is one of the best superhero movies to date

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2008)

Iron Man (2008)
The story of Tony Stark a mega rich industrialist whose company make and sell the finest modern weaponry has a sudden crisis of faith when he is captured by Afghans during a visit to Afghanistan to promote his new Jericho super-missiles. As he spends weeks in a cave in the middle of nowhere, Stark realises that his weaponry falls into the wrong hands and immediately condones his actions. To escape from the cave he builds a metallic suit with some kind of mini rocket boosters and he escapes fashionably to go back to the USA. From then on Iron Man is born...
Robert Downey Jr. who is an excellent actor, mostly taking small independent film projects steps up to play the cool Tony Stark and he successfully manages to create one of the greatest superhero personalities on the screen to date. His performance is effortless.
Alongside Downey Jr there is solid support from a great cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Terrence Howard who all add flavour to the whole film.
Breathtaking special-effects, mind-numbing action sequences, astonishing visuals, Iron Man will not disappoint. For anyone who has enjoyed Spider-Man, Batman and even the lesser Fantastic Four this should be an exciting event.
One of the best superhero films to date and this year's first solid blockbuster film.
7.5/10