Genuine blockbuster.

Rating: 9/10 (3 May 2008)

Iron Man is based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. You say that Robert Downey Jr is just not the super hero type...get over it. He plays Tony Stark the billionaire industrialist, who manufactures superior weapons of war. Stark is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan with the promise of freedom if he builds a highly destructive missile for them. Instead he builds a suit of armor to make his escape. Stark realizes that many of his weapons are being used to kill Americans in combat. He holds a press conference expounding his manufacturing empire will quit the production of weapons. He puts a lot of effort in perfecting his armored suit to turn himself into the highly technological hero Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his faithful personal assistant Pepper Potts. Terrence Howard is his jet pilot friend James Rhodes. And his mentor and business partner Obadiah Stane(Jeff Bridges) is the essence of evil covertly ordering a hit to kill Stark and take over his empire. Also in the cast: Faran Tahir, Sayed Badreya, Shaun Toub and the gorgeous Leslie Bibb. FX and CGI are commanding and superb. You really get the bang for your buck. The film's stars have already signed on to do two sequels.