IronMan is without a doubt the best comic->screen translation yet. Better than Batman Begins, Superman/Superman Returns, and Spiderman. Downey OWNS this character, much as Johnny Depp owned Captain Jack Sparrow, the last time an actor completely enveloped a character.
I always am on the lookout for simplistic Hollywood leftist agitprop in films – say, for instance, Shooter. But this doesn’t really have it. They tread the line well, and never made the US the bad guys – hell, SHIELD is part of Homeland Security for crying out loud! The military are all good guys, heck, they even had a scene where Ironman saves the day and the US guys remark that they couldn’t get “clearance to go in” and help – again, the US always as the good actor.
The whole milindustry complex thing is always a convenient foil, but, that was kind of in the comics, so…
Highly recommend this amazingly energetic, rousing, fun, and dare I say patriotic flick… great ending too, I know it got a “hell yeah!” from me.
