Iron Man Soars on the Big Screen

If director Jon Favreau’s take on Iron Man doesn’t turn the character into one of Marvel’s A-listers, I don’t know what will. Robert Downey Jr. captures all the nuances of a complex character, not surprising since he’s lived at least some of Tony Stark’s life.
Stark was a boy genius and as an adult is still sometimes more boy than genius. He’s a corporate rock star and he lives the life access to excess often allows. He chases skirts, parties too hard and occasionally stops to design weapons that keep him rich enough to continue his foolishness.