Awesome!
Great music ... seamless special effects ... great acting ... and Robert Downey is perfect. As one commentator put it, a Johnny Depp irony ... although Downey has always had his own ironic style ... giving a stellar performance in this film.
Not to mention Jeff Bridges as the bad guy (surprise!) ... and Gwyneth Paltrow as the faithful assistant ... sort of a souped up Miss Moneypenny (James Bond).
A complicated story successfully told - the origin of Iron Man ... another Marvel comic character brought to the screen, with just the right touches of humor - watch for the robot extinguishing a fire ... and if you see it, stay through the credits ... stay all the way, until the screen goes dark ... sit tight and wait.
It was fun to see the crowds standing in line for this Paramount film ... the most exciting film of the year thus far, a year with too many disappointments, too many so-so films.
The film engages in some political commentary without being overbearing about the armament industry ... there are no easy answers, but a man of conscience can make a difference. Perhaps more to the point, there are those who will resist and seek to kill those who raise the hard questions of morality and legacy.
Enjoy the film, and remember ... stay past the credits.
