A small review of "IRON MAN"
And before you ask, yes, the all caps title was needed for a movie as wonderful as "IRON MAN".
We've all seen our share of just downright bad movies, especially comic book ones. Anyone who has seen the direct to video Captain America or The Fantastic Four knows what I am talking about. In most cases, comic book movies are either geek love stories that stay so close to the original material that everyone else doesn't get attached to it, or films that take so many creative liberties from the original material that to call them adoptions would be downright insulting.
Amazingly, somehow, "IRON MAN"'s director, Jon Favreau, managed to reach a middle ground, and amazingly so. It is a roller coaster ride all the way through, one that is wonderfully acted, and the pacing is just great. If you were to find a flaw, I suppose you could say that it would be that even at just a little over two hours, "IRON MAN" ends too soon. I went to see the 9:30 show with my friend and brother, and before we knew it, it was already 11:30. It just speeds by, and I wouldn't mind at all if it was an additional four hours long. Heck, I probably would of have preferred it that way!
Of course, with Favreau having signed up the actors for a trilogy, I really shouldn't have any complaints.
