I never read the comic.

Rating: 8/10 (17 May 2008)

As a person who never read the comic, I enjoyed this movie a lot. The acting is pretty good, the story line is fast paced, the action scenes play out very well, and everything seemed to tie together nicely. Now I have heard from some friends that the portrayal of Tony Stark is very much like the comic portrays him, I don't know that as a person who never read the comic, but as for the movie on it's own, I liked how they showed a little bit of background and his lifestyle before he becomes Ironman. Downey is quite believable in his role and Paltrow and Bridges play well. While I thought it could have used some more action scenes, the flick works well as it is.