Review of Iron Man ("FatDragon")

So the first blockbuster to come out this year happens to be another superhero movie. And everytime one comes out I hold my breath to see what kind of damage can be done to a childhood icon and usually it leaves me with a that horrible feeling you get when Christmas comes and Santa didnt bring you that Radio Flyer you have been wanting all year long.

Even still, when Christmas comes that hope always comes back. Ready to build you up and let you down. So I went into Iron man with a negative attitude. Not expecting much but a few cheap laughs, your 1-2-3 of how an overprivledged man becomes a hero and of course the build up to what he can and cannot do. Take all of that and add Robert Downey Jr. to it, and you have a real life Tony Stark (with a drug problem) who eventually goes from being your everyday corporate man to a........Iron man? With a heart of gold, or shall I say sharp metal barbs.

Anyway, the sell is convincing. The story moves along at a fast pace and you do not find yourself checking the time or wondering when the movie picks up. It starts off that way and kind of just becomes a roller coaster ride, with a great ending. The dialogue is very similar to all Downey movies. It almost appears as if the script was written for him and him alone. Nothing Oscar worthy but enough to make you wonder what he will say next. Especially in a PG-13 movie and still be funny. You do have some hokey comic relief parts and of course the trial and error of testing out a heroes new powers, but overall very good. Gwyneth Paltrow has never seemed attractive at all until I saw her in this movie. A very good Pro. Sadly, the only true Con to the film is Jeff Bridges. Why is he in the film? Who thought that would make sense? How old is he?

Nevertheless, its a must see for all comic book fans.