Heart, action, and comedy

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2020)

This review contains spoilers.
Iron Man is a superhero movie that premiered in 2008. The movie is directed by Jon Favreau, produced by Avi Arad, and Kevin Feige. The movie is based on the character Iron Man by Stan Lee. The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. in the titular role. The movie follows billionaire arms dealer Tony Stark that gets captured and must construct an iron man suit to escape. Afterwards, he changes his ways as he must battle a terrorist organization.
Iron Man is a great movie. This movie has everything that audiences will love in the running time of 126 minutes. There are great action scenes powered by Robert Downey Jr.'s acting. He does an excellent job playing the suave billionaire weapons contractor that designs the Iron Man suit. The movie puts everything together well and makes the audience care. The movie is the origin story of Iron Man and shows how he came to be a superhero.
This movie has great side characters and an interesting villain. Jeff Bridges plays Obadiah Stane that becomes the Iron Monger. It was good watching Jeff Bridges in the role and it does make it seem like the villain did not have enough characterization. The other side characters like Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, does well in the role and makes for an interesting dynamic between her and Tony Stark.
My only criticism of the movie would be its bland direction. It does not do anything unique in its direction which I believed it could have. This movie is an origin story which has been seen before. The only differences is the suaveness of Tony Stark and the setting. The movie is ultimately interesting in the approach of creating a cinematic universe that seeks to link all of the Marvel characters together.
I recommend 'Iron Man'.
Grade: B