Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark aka Ironman!

Rating: 7/10 (11 June 2016)

Possibly the best Marvel movie franchise character debuts in this movie. Yes, the obvious choice might be Spider-Man. But readers and fans of the IronMan comic know if it were scientifically possible to extract DNA from a comic book character right off the page and turn it into a real person; it still wouldn't equal how Robert Downey Jr. embodies Ironman! It is uncanny how he has captured every aspect of this character perfectly! From personality to appearance to personal problems and faults... and so much more I won't waste time elaborating on.
In this first installment, the story starts off pretty much holding true to the comic book origins. It opens with a lot of action, and closes with plenty of action as well. The movie is somewhat bookended that way. But the story is not empty of action through the middle. So it has good pacing. Visually its very well done. I don't think the Ironman suit could've been done any more realistically. The humor generated fits the Stark character. Paltrow also pulls off the Pepper Potts character. There are frivolous and fluff moments in movie. And some might find it juvenile for their taste. But they usually revolve around Tony Stark's narcissistic side. True to the comic book character. And also true to the character, part of his character development is his narcissism becoming more of a surface personality trait as he cultivates more noble traits that become the deeper part of his soul. But the movie (as well as the sequels) reflects one of the weaknesses of the comic series. And that is great archenemies and villains! In the comic series it seemed like Ironman's best battles usually were against someone else's archenemy. And in my opinion, that has carried over to the movie franchise.