Marvelous

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2008)

This film is the best marvel movie to date in my opinion, with the possible exception of the first Spiderman film.
When reviewing or talking about films with friends I must admit I enjoy picking any flaws apart and making fun of them. With Iron Man I was greatly disappointed as I have nothing to moan about! I cannot think of a single valid criticism for this film from my personal standpoint. If I really had to look for something bad, I'd say that the final battle is a little stereotypical of superhero films with the whole "I'm like you just a little better" scenario as with the Hulk vs The Abomination and Spiderman vs Venom, but personally I enjoy those type of battles as it proves to make for entertaining cinema, however I know of people who are beginning to find it dull.
As one of my personal favourite superheroes, I was glad to see a good, critically acclaimed actor such as Robert Downy Jr. cast as Tony Stark and am glad the role was not taken by anyone else. Not only was his performance (along with the rest of the cast) good, but it was right on the money for the character of Stark. This combined with the witty scripting made for a facetious and charming screen persona.
The story was taken at a nice pace with just the right amount of impressive pulse pounding action and intense CGI sequences to keep even those with criminally short attention spans enthralled, but with enough story and character building in the right places in-between, to give the film some substance and a good plot.
The numerous references to sequels also peaked my interest. With the imminent introduction of War Machine, Nick Fury and the remainder of The Avengers undoubtedly looming not far off, it is something I personally shall be looking forward to greatly.
In summation I would highly recommend this film to anyone reading this and believe it to be a definite contender for best film of the year.