Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Robert Downey, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow
Based on yet another Marvel series, Iron Man has plenty of things going for it, the main assets being an enjoyably sardonic Downey, his hardware, and the downturned mouth of his new metal visage - a warning that this self-styled messiah means business.
Top Critic
Despite the convulsively jittery address to the role, [Downey] is never in the smallest degree engaging in the way director Jon Favreau appears to think.
Top Critic Iron Man is the first blockbuster movie of the summer, and, despite the topical Taleban atrocities, it’s a roaring fairground ride.
Top Critic Is it summer already? The first of the big budget superhero blockbusters has arrived, and it's a roaring success, thanks to a combination of superb special effects and canny casting.
Top Critic It's fantastic to see a superhero movie getting away from the navel-gazing to serve up overboard action with a knowing sense of humour.
Top Critic This is everything you could possibly want from a superhero movie.
When an action blockbuster comes along that actually bothers to create lively, memorable characters, you don't want to miss it.
In place is a talented cast, an interesting director, an established lead character, and a wealth of plots from the comics ready to be mined for future storylines. Despite Iron Man's problems, it will definitely leave you wanting more.
Light on both CGI and moral quandaries, [it posesses] neither the zip and sparkle of a Spider-Man nor the brooding existential subtexts of Batman Begins.
Top Critic It’s not sure where to go once the final Iron Man suit is constructed, and seems in a rush to get there, but Downey Jr and the supporting cast are so perfectly placed we're already looking forward to the bound-to-be-better sequel.
Top Critic While the movie is technically a marvel, it would have been an empty shell without the strong turn from Downey Jr. Wonderfully sarcastic and hedonistic early on, his transformation from capitalist to hero is logical because of the sincerity the actor inv
The bottom line is this: the movie works. It works extremely well and it does so because of Downey.
Iron Man may be too stupid for adults and a mite slow for kids. Yet with Downey Jr's magnetism and some exciting CGI, it still rocks hard enough for both.
This is hands down the best super hero/comic book movie I have ever seen!
Director Jon Favreau displays the same wonderment and control over visual effects as he did in 2005's underrated "Zathura." Excepting a clunky prologue and escape sequence, it's a flawlessly paced origin story with humor, smarts and soul.
This is awful! I'm just kidding...it's really good, and Downey, Jr. is perfect for the part.
Un pasatiempo entretenido que prioriza el desarrollo de una historia y de un personaje por sobre el mero despliegue de acción y efectos visuales. Robert Downey Jr. es un perfecto Tony Stark.
'The Iron Man suit's not actually Iron,' Downey explains, 'it's Gold Titanium Alloy. But 'Iron Man' sounds more like a super hero and less like the chassis of a MacBook Pro.'
...great fun, thanks mainly to the power of the original Marvel Comics concept...
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