The casting of Robert Downey Jr. was brilliant. I don’t think Iron Man is all that cool of a superhero, but Tony Stark is. Unlike Clark Kent, Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne, etc. I prefer the scenes in which he’s not in the costume. I saw this at the Thursday night preview screenings (now you know how far behind I am with this blog) but thankfully I had already read about the post-credits “easter egg” scene (if only I had known about the post-credit scene for Pirates of the Caribbean 3) and stuck around. Iron Man set the bar pretty high for the rest of the Summer. In particular, I think The Incredible Hulk will be compared unfavorably.
3.5/5