Solid but not Super

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2012)

How many of these can they crank out? Superman. Batman. Spiderman. Iron Man. Another Marvel comic movie. That aside, it was a fun movie. Plenty of eye dazzling explosions and clever quips. Acting was good though it seems to me, someone who likes Robert Downey Jr., that he played the ruffly haired, wide eyed part a bit too much. My issues with the film were mostly of the story. Although I do recognize it is a comic book adaptation I found certain parts a little too hard to believe, even for a comic book. A certain military friend of the lead character does some things that I'm pretty sure would get him put in jail in the real world. I feel Iron Man's character was a little one dimensional, with the director attempting to fill his character in by very cliché means. He's a bad boy. Oooh look he listens to alternative rock. He doesn't follow anybody's rules. Yeah I get it. Yeah so a couple parts where I said, "Oh come ON" but it was a good watch, I was excited and clapping for some parts. I think I would have liked it in theatres, it definitely has a big screen movie feel. So while it wouldn't be my first choice in advising on rentals, I wouldn't advise against it either. This is one where you pretty much get what you expect.