The first MCU film delivers

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2020)

Iron Man is the first film in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) which is a series of Marvel films that connect in some way. Iron Man is a superhero that has not appeared in any film in the past and it was about time that he did. Without this film, I probably would not known have known anything about Iron Man (I myself do not read comic books.) The film contains a nice origin story of billionaire Tony Stark being captured by terrorists to create a weapon for them but instead he makes the Iron Man suit. What is unique is that we have not a normal person being the hero, we have a rich wealthy person. Of course it has been done with Batman, but that is beside the point. Robert Downey Jr. is perfect in the role of Tony Stark. Actually, the whole cast is pretty amazing! With the MCU films, the effects are better and it really shows. The action is amazing in this film and not for a single second did I get a feeling that it was fake. Throw in some humor (which is funny) and you have a perfect film in one of the best franchises to ever exist.