Ranks among the best of the Marvel movies!

Rating: 10/10 (14 May 2008)

I saw it opening night. I consider among the best of the Marvel movies thus far, on par with X-Men 2 and Spider-Man 2.
Downey is absolutely brilliant as Tony Stark - a genius piece of casting on so many levels. As a long time Marvel reader and Robert Downey fan, it was great to be able to "read into" the performance the idea that Stark - although he is madly successful - is a fragile human being with a crippling addiction. It'll be great when and if they get to the alcoholism in Iron Man 2.
It seemed to me to be an altered retelling of Iron Man 198-200 by Denny O'Neil (from 1985). A classic in my book!