A stellar start to an amazing cinematic universe

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2020)

SYNOPSIS:
After a traumatic experience, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) realizes that he doesn't want his legacy to end being known as a weapons manufacturer. So, he makes it his mission to rid of any Stark tech from the 10 Rings and other enemies.
REVIEW:
I truly believe that so much of the MCU road on the shoulders of this film. Of course, if this film didn't work I'm sure they would've tried a couple more times, however, since this film was done so well, I think that solidified the creation of what we know today as the MCU. Iron Man wasn't the most well-known superhero before this film and now he's up there with the most well known. A giant part of this is Robert Downey Jr.. He might be the most irreplaceable actor for a character in any film other. It's RBJ and Ledger as Joker. Jon Favreau does his thing with the directing and takes it up a level. Then you have the absolutely down to the smallest detail amazing graphics. It's actually crazy how specific they were and how good it really looked. Especially in 2008. And then we have those iMovie fade slide transitions... yea, we'll let those... don't say it, don't say it................slide. If you never read another review from me after that I understand, but I had to. Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow are great as their character, it's just that RBJ was electric on screen and blew every other aspect out of the water. For the first film to be released in this collection of MCU films, it was exceptional. The start to something huge and this film succeeds in so many ways. 8.0/10.