Solid, maybe more

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2008)

Solid as iron, with a potential of something more. I vaguely remember reading some of the Iron Man comics. I was too young to really appreciate it, and at the same time, I don't think they gave him the same depth and humanity this movie does. Robert Downey is like a fish in the water playing Iron Man, suave and cynical. He's not too cynical though to provide a certain depth. Not that it is all about depth. It's mainly about just enjoying a good ride with awesome special effects and a crafty screen play with great dialogues and a rockin' soundtrack. And then you might look a bit further. Maybe the big antagonist of Iron man isn't just one man, Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger. Maybe he represents the good old Military Industrial Complex, the good old War Monger, the one that brought you Vietnam and Iraq. The one Eisenhower, JFK and others warned about. And maybe The Matrix is just a good action flick with nifty special effect. And maybe this is just a good movie.