A good movie

I already saw this movie (in fact, I even saw it in the movie theater when it was released) but since I have now Disney+, I thought I might as well rewatch the whole MCU. First of all, nowadays, nobody would argue that Robert Downey Jr. was not the right guy to portray Tony Stark. However, many have forgotten that, because of his everlasting drug problem, Downey Jr. was blacklisted for many years and it was at the time really a big gamble from Jon Favreau. Fortunately, this gamble paid off and this flick was a critical and financial success. It was the living proof that a comic-book adaptation didn't need to be gloomy like 'The Dark Knight' to be good. Indeed, it was easily one of the most fun super-hero flick I have ever seen. So, obviously, Robert Downey Jr. completely stole the show with a pitch perfect performance but the rest of the cast was also pretty good (Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau). And, of course, the special effects were quite awesome but with such a huge budget, that was rather expected. But there was also a good pace and, even though there were plenty of special effects shots, they still managed to develop enough the characters and, as a result, the story was quite compelling to watch. My only critic would be that the story was still too predictable and generic which prevented the whole thing from becoming a real masterpiece. Anyway, to conclude, even if it might not be an actual masterpiece, it is still one of the best super-hero movies out there, even after all these years and after all these movies released within the MCU, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.


7/10