Downey Jr Has Wit, Charm, and Action Hero Status!

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2013)

Robert Downey Jr has really made a huge comeback after the butt of jokes after his near destruction on drugs and alcohol and now really has been the comeback which really began with this movie.
His life kind of mirrors art with playboy Tony Stark. As Stark is a brilliant genius but also really arrogant and does not care about his being smart. As he goes to Afghan to help the military sell off his own equipment.
Only to get caught and wounded. He is then captured and tortured into building stuff for the enemies. But that is when his life changes forever and he builds armour with the help of a new friend also captured, who lost his own family.
As he helps kick butt but it changes his life forever! As he is approached when he gets back to the USA and gets approached by SHIELD agent Phil Coulson to help them fight crime.
While trying to get and test out the right kind of armour. As it takes a few tries and he manages to ruin his own cars in the process and mansion. But really it begins to work in his favor! He later is shocked when his mentor, played by Jeff Bridges in a rare villainous role, is helping out the enemies in Afghan actually with his own Iron Man armour.
He must face his second in command and mentor in a good vs evil showdown.
Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow as his second in command in the office and potential love interest have good chemistry as Paltrow is the perfect "straight man" to Downey Jr's antics.
Great for the comic book fans and even non comic book fans like myself to see a great film!