Entertaining, but poor casting and slow plot hold it back

Rating: 3/10 (2 May 2008)

I was not expecting a revolutionary movie when I saw Iron Man and I didn't get one. The concept was interesting enough, albeit completely predictable. What stopped with movie from being a true summer blockbuster was 1) horrible casting and 2) a very slow plot.
First casting. Really, almost everyone was miscast in this film. Downey Jr was so out of place as a Superhero, even more so as a child genus. Paltrow was so-so, not bad but I refuse to believe that was best they could do for such a big budget movie. Chemistry between Downey and Paltrow was non-existent. Worse them both combine was the terrorist, lead by Tahir. Not a single of one of these guys fit the role at.
As for the plot, it has all the staples of a poorly written comic book adaptation; huge plot holes, poor continually (it would take a lab of scientist years to build a suite like that, but Downey Jr builds not one but two in a few months?) and a very predictable plot.
All and all, when something did finally happen, it was pretty entertaining to look at. I wouldn't see it again and I'm glad I only paid six bucks at the midnight show. I was a decent movie for the start of summer but certainly not its pinnacle or anything near it.