Robert Downey Jr most legendary role(more than Chaplin)

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2008)

Iron Man. 3 *'s out of 4 Cast: Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow.
Director: Jon Favreau.
Tony Stark is a different type of alter ego for a super hero. Of course there are similarities to Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne, but while those characters are always mourning for the loss of their relatives. Mr. Stark enjoys living the life of a playboy bachelor. He has a great house, the best cars , and has sex with hot women, and enjoys being Iron Man. Most characters in comics become a super hero due to either a scientific accident, being born with powers or something tragic happens and you build a costume .However, that is not the case with Iron Man.
Tony became Iron Man due to a basic need to survive. At the beginning he is captured by terrorists after the testing of his company's latest weapon. They want him to build a weapon for them, but instead of their weapon he makes an invincible suit and escapes. He wants to do away with the destruction his weapons have caused and start helping out those who need it.
What I enjoyed about Iron man was not really Iron Man himself, but the character of Tony Stark. Robert Downey Jr is that character through and through and I can't imagine any one else who can portray him. If there is one reason to see this movie, It's because of his performance. Most super hero movies you can't wait to see the hero kick ass. Don't get me wrong the action sequences are very good, and worth the money alone, but the scenes between Tony Stark and his assistant Pepper(Gweneth Paltrow, who looks really hot as a red head) were very captivating even if you knew the outcome before they did. The rest of the cast where very good. Hell they were all academy award winners or nominees. I hope That we will continue to see people who can act take these types of roles.
Another thing that impressed me about "Iron Man" was that it was directed by Jon Favreau. He was the writer of Swingers, but his directing work with "Made" and "Elf" made me question if he could pull off a super hero movie, and the answer is yes. He loves these characters and does a great job of letting you know the heart of them instead of just running around and kick ass. I think what makes a super hero movie works is that you like who is inside the costume a little bit more than you like the hero. Tony Stark himself says he is not a hero, but whatever he does. He rules at it