The movie industry has been mining Stan Lee's long-gone creative years for content now for a decade. Some of them have been good, some of them have been awful. Of course I'd heard all the good things about this one. When I sat down at my local Alamo Drafthouse Thursday night, I had the highest hopes. Then it starts - and I'm disappointed. I think the art of the exposition is slipping away. It all seems kinds cheesy.....
.... but oh man, that's cool. The action is great, the tech is great, the plot warms up well after its creaking start. And I can say nothing bad about Gwyneth Paltrow with red hair and freckles. As the film ends, in a way I'm sad. I fear for the future of the series. This one ends so gorgeously, that I can't help but predict its downhill slide. But then, I'm again rewarded for always staying through the credits. Ok, there's hope.
Iron Man
2008, 126 minutes, directed by Jon Favreau
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