Iron Man

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jeff Bridges

Written by: John August, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum, and Matthew Hollaway based on the comic book created by: Stan Lee, Larry Leiber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby

Directed by: Jon Favreau

What a ride. That’s the first thought I had walking out of the theater. Amazingly, unlike many attempts at a superhero movie, it is also a decent, if not completely outlandish storyline.

Iron Man is the rare superhero where the secret identity is as important if not more important than the superhero. Tony Stark, the son of weapons mogul Howard Stark, has followed in his father’s footsteps and taken Stark Industries to the top of the financial world. Tony is a genius playboy who is both James Bond and Q in one. Robert Downey Jr plays the role with such relish and charisma, it’s impossible not to love the character who is definitely not a boy scout, as most superheroes are.

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