A pretty good superhero movie.

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2016)

This is the first movie of a long list of Marvel superhero films. Robert Downey stars as billionaire engineer Tony Stark who, after being injured by a bomb while promoting his military equipment in Afghanistan, was saved by a doctor by having a car battery attached to his heart. Stark finds a way to amplify the car battery and builds an iron suit. He dons the suit, becoming superhuman Iron Man, and uses his powers to fight off his captives and the evil he will encounter.
There is pretty good acting in the film, blending in drama and comedy, to deliver some entertaining plot elements - from Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow's chemistry to Downey's funny interactions with the machine objects he built in his office. The action was great - lots of edge-of-your seat good vs. evil battles, and I especially like the part where Iron Man fends out a band of Afghan terrorists and saving a group of villagers. The special effects and music score were pretty good as well.
Again, this film is a good mixture of comedy, action and drama and, notably, is not as overly dark and somber as much of the more recent D.C. superhero films.
Grade B