Even after a decade since it's release, I still ain't tired of watching this movie again and again. Honestly, I've lost count of the number of times I rewatched this one. Still feels fresh, funny, stylish and absolutely entertaining. All thanks to the director Jon Favreau (the Happy Hogan). One of the best directors in the MCU catalogue. In my opinion, the best decision made by Marvel Studios is accepting both the Director and the Casting Director's choice to cast RDJ as Iron Man. It's like He was born to play Tony Stark. What an actor! RDJ gave a terrific performance in Iron Man which he continued till Endgame. The Torchbearer of the Infinity Saga. I don't think anybody else could have done justice to the role than him.
The rest of cast except Terrence Howard is also great. I prefer Don Cheadle's Rhodey. Terrence was a bit bland.
Both Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges were great. Initially I had some hesitations regarding Paltrow but she is the Pepper Potts to RDJ's Stark. They had a good chemistry here. Although I was disappointed with the way Jeff Bridges was portrayed. His character Obadiah Stane had the potential to be more than a one time villain but ended up as a one dimensional monotonous character without much depth. Still Bridges did a commendable job at what he was given.
The Screenplay is amazing except for the last 30 minutes. It was good but seemed a bit rushed and had a few plotholes that doesn't make sense. Don't know whether it was Screenplay department or the Editing department, but some thing felt out of place. Although I was able to notice it only after a decade and those few errors were not easily noticeable.
The Cinematography is good. The VFX by Industrial Light & Magic is terrific. It's very difficult to tell which one is real and which is CGI. And All Hail Jon Favreau again for bringing in the fantastic Mr. Ramin Djawadi. I don't know why there were negative criticism for his composition but I loved it. It's neither a great soundtrack nor Ramin's best but it totally fits with Iron man. It does seem like the same music is repeated throughout the film, but still good. Of the three music directors who composed of each of the Iron man Trilogy, his is the most memorable one.
Overall this is one of the movies worth going into one's Bluray Disc collections. 50 years from now, this movie will still be entertaining to watch. It has a simple storyline that even the Marvel haters can't hate this one.
The rest of cast except Terrence Howard is also great. I prefer Don Cheadle's Rhodey. Terrence was a bit bland.
Both Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges were great. Initially I had some hesitations regarding Paltrow but she is the Pepper Potts to RDJ's Stark. They had a good chemistry here. Although I was disappointed with the way Jeff Bridges was portrayed. His character Obadiah Stane had the potential to be more than a one time villain but ended up as a one dimensional monotonous character without much depth. Still Bridges did a commendable job at what he was given.
The Screenplay is amazing except for the last 30 minutes. It was good but seemed a bit rushed and had a few plotholes that doesn't make sense. Don't know whether it was Screenplay department or the Editing department, but some thing felt out of place. Although I was able to notice it only after a decade and those few errors were not easily noticeable.
The Cinematography is good. The VFX by Industrial Light & Magic is terrific. It's very difficult to tell which one is real and which is CGI. And All Hail Jon Favreau again for bringing in the fantastic Mr. Ramin Djawadi. I don't know why there were negative criticism for his composition but I loved it. It's neither a great soundtrack nor Ramin's best but it totally fits with Iron man. It does seem like the same music is repeated throughout the film, but still good. Of the three music directors who composed of each of the Iron man Trilogy, his is the most memorable one.
Overall this is one of the movies worth going into one's Bluray Disc collections. 50 years from now, this movie will still be entertaining to watch. It has a simple storyline that even the Marvel haters can't hate this one.