Iron Man

Lights in the Dusk

One gets the sense we're supposed to whoop & pump our firsts at the sight of Tony Stark, billionaire weapons manufacturer, taking out a group of obvious Taliban substitutes with his pure American steel, but the endless fetishizing of U.S. military hardware, exploitation of the war in Afghanistan & framing of Stark as literal white saviour, leaves a nasty aftertaste. It's functional for what it is, but not compelling.

Dave

I actually only saw this for the first time recently, but it cements my feeling that of the films in the Avengers series that I have seen (Iron Man, Capt. Am., Thor) are well done for what they are, but far from great. A solid 3/5, but not quite as good as Captain American for me.

Zachary T.

The best of the Marvel movies; maybe the only good one. Downey Jr. is terrific in the lead, and the film is patient enough to give him time to develop and shine.

Palmat

Really fun and entertaining movie. Downey really owns the Stark character and the script is quite good. The best Marvel movie by far, which unfortunately doesn´t say much.

Seth Farmer

Boring and all-around shitty climax. Very funny and fun for the most part. The line about the cheeseburger was my favorite.

Omer Syed

It's accurate to the character of Iron Man but as a comic book film, it's quite average due to Jon Favreau's direction and the main villain is relatively weak.

ARGIL

Could someone explain to me why this film is repeatedly described as one of "the best superhero films" ever? I mean it´s not that bad but...come on...really?

Semaj Productions

A simple, well told, well directed, funny, perfectly cast, action packed, popcorn super hero flick. Iron man is lovable and a significant turning point in super hero cinema history. I just wish it were a tad more creative.