Marvel-ous!

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2010)

Marvel Entertainment's most recent live-action rendition of a beloved character is the best yet. I don't say that lightly. I am a huge fan of both, the first Spiderman and X-men movies. Iron Man, however, beats them both. Robert Downey, Jr. brings his 'A' game as the Billionaire industrialist genius who's epiphany leads him to create the Iron Avenger. Gwyneth Paltrow is wonderful as Stark's assistant, Pepper Potts, and gives her a depth that was years in the making in the comic books. Over all, this movie was clearly a labor of love. A number of the cast and crew, including Downey, claim to have been fans of the comic for years. Downey is reportedly to have even said he's willing to do 15 Iron Man movies. If they can keep Brett Ratner away from the project, the Iron Man franchise will be Invincible! 'nuff said.