Bingeing ahead of Endgame: holds up really well, largely on the strength of Robert Downey Jr.'s charisma.
Lists
- ranked 406 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
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Iron Man (2008)
Ratings & comments
Vaguely troubling in its politics -- Western technological superiority meets Middle-Eastern evil -- and falls back to the old, dull-as-dishwater "evil clone" of an enemy, but Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark is overwhelmingly charming. All objections vanish in the face of that disarming grin, and it doesn't hurt that he's got the graceful innocent Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) on his side.
Certainly one of the best superhero adaptations thus far, it's light-years ahead of anything except possibly the Burton and Nolan Batmans. Tremendous fun.