Okay matinée fun

Rating: 7/10 (2 August 2008)

The plot is typical super hero movie; the superhero appears in three major scenes, with the bulk give over to the trials and tribulations of the 'secret identity' character. Pure formula, and not one I've ever had much admiration for. When I pay to see a movie about a superhero, I want to see the superhero, I don't care about the secret identity.
The much touted special effects are really pretty much 'more of the same,' nothing special here.
The action is fun, but the 'tech sequences drag.
The big plus of the movie is Robert Downey Jr. He plays Stark with a truly sophisticated wit lacking in most of these films (Michael Keaton's original Batman might also be an exception).
Okay matinée fun, but hardly a 'blockbuster.'