take a long time to tell a story but finally fail

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2008)

i'm from China,so i can see the movie a little earlier than most north American audience.i admit i'm not a cartoon adapted film fan.i think the movie is just so so. it takes a long time to tell the story which is not very complicated.but i still can't figure out what the characters are doing for.why did a successful businessman has to promote his weapon in such a dangerous site?why don't the terrorists just take stark as a kidnapper?what's in stark's mind when he is developing the new equipment?it looks as if being a powerful weapon is just an accidental discovery attached to being able to fly.the bad guy nearly kills all his customers to get the abandoned equipment which they have given him.who does he want to sell to?American government?is stark just want to use the steel thing ruin all the weapons he invented?that would be too stupid!the plot is full of things like that.i've never seen the original cartoon books before,but i believe it can't be so stupid.the film is quite funny with all these jokes,though i never laughed about one hour after the showing,a little boy seated beside me tells his father:why is there just people talking?i also wonder why doesn't the director satisfy our eyes well while it's obviously not for people expect a good story.the action scenes are just okay when compared with films like transformers,and it seems too brief.i'm not excited by it. Robert Downey Jr. did quite well in being a humorous playboy,but failed to be smart.i think it's not him to blame but the screenplay.what's more,can't arise a little sense of worship in me.he just doesn't look like a super hero.Gwyneth Paltrow did quite well in being a beautiful,thoughtful,helpful assistant.their relationship is quite interesting in the film. you may notice i didn't give a very low rated.that's because,though not great in any aspect,it's not terrible any where except for the rotten screenplay,which may not be very important in this kind of movies.it's lighthearted,humorous,interesting to watch,and above average level.