MOVIE REVIEW: Iron Man

The Other Half and Mad Professah saw Iron Man opening weekend and were pleasantly surprised not to be overly disappointed.

Although it is definitely a Big Action Summer Movie, it is (mostly) redeemed by the performance of Robert Downey, Jr. Also in the cast are Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar nominees Jeff Bridges and Terence Howard. The director is Jon Favreau, who also directed Elf.

The story is an interesting genesis tale, i.e. the movie is about how billionaire indistrialist Tony Stark becomes Iron Man.

The action scenes are well-executed and the special effects are stunning.

However, there are some serious drawbacks with the film. One of them is the sheer disregard for basic physics which taints the film. This might seem like an unusual complaint to make about a fantastical super-hero summer movie but the film does go out of its way to try impart a sense of verisimilitude quite frequently so when physically impossible sequences occur it is somewhat jarring and disappointing.

GRADE: B+.