Iron Man (2008)
Tony Stark is not only the boss of a technology group, but also a bizarre player. During the inspection in Afghanistan, he was kidnapped by the terrorist group. They requested Tony to manufacture weapons to attack the United States. Realizing the harsh reality that the weapons he had produced were reversing to attack himself, Tony began to build high-tech armor. Escaping from the place of detention, Tony became the representative of justice under the nickname Iron Man. Meanwhile, the fellow in his group attempted to overthrow Tony Stark...
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June 15, 2015
Injecting the brilliantly bright, quick, and clever life force that is Robert Downey Jr. into the comic-book superhero realm is a masterstroke, a kick in the head to the tired franchises of the genre.
July 14, 2010
Robert Downey Jr. gives a nicely sardonic performance as Tony Stark, a rich playboy and the brilliant heir to his father's weapons manufacturing dynasty.
October 18, 2008
If every superhero franchise had a Robert Downey Jr., the genre might actually be watchable again.
June 15, 2015
Downey updates the superhero prototype with a unique blend of bravado and wit.
January 13, 2017
It's faithful to the comic origins without being slavish, draws ideas from the entire run of the series, and stirs a self-aware sense of humor through the action while still taking the enterprise seriously.
June 15, 2015
Led by Downey's career-resurrecting performance as billionaire weapons peddler Tony Stark, it proves just as indispensable to the movie's giddy escapist appeal as the seamless CGI effects and eye-popping pyrotechnics.
July 06, 2010
There are a few scenes in Iron Man that make you realize why we rely on giant studios and big budgets come the summer months.
June 15, 2015
His well-honed acting chops aside, a big reason the casting of Downey as Stark works so darn well is that incorrigible streak, which he somehow always has been able to balance with an irrepressible likability and which he uses to full effect here.
June 15, 2015
While Iron Man seems to be an OK comic-book flick, I wish it could've been just as sparkling as Downey's performance. But hey, it could've been worse.
October 18, 2008
Downey is at his charismatic best, rendering believable Stark's transformation from self-indulgent jerk to socially conscious crusader.
June 15, 2015
Iron Man is enjoyable, snappily scripted, unpatronising entertainment, but it can't dispel a niggling sense that it's not quite as good as you want it to be.
October 18, 2008
A supremely confident, well-tooled entertainment. It's bound to be the early pace-maker for the oncoming glut of summer blockbusters.
