And it is AWESOME!

I'm going to be writing a full-on review for the May 2 issue of The Guide (check it out!) but here are my impressions from the Monday night press screening:

1) People could not applaud enough during the screening. They applauded the Marvel logo at the beginning, they applauded when the first Iron Man kit (made by Tony Stark in a cave in the middle of Afghanistan), they applauded when the first painted Iron Man costume gets put on Tony Stark, and of course, they applauded at the end.

2) During the montage of magazine covers at the awards ceremony, there was a big goof: One headline has Tony Stark taking the "reigns" at Stark Industries. And somewhere, a bazillion English teachers and copy editors will weep.

3) The baggage Robert Downey Jr. brings to the role of insouciant playboy Tony Stark is remarkable. Downey is known mostly for his well-documented drug problems and for taking roles in quirky movies, the same kind of troubles and decisions the renegade part of Stark's personality would admire.

4) Gwyneth Paltrow is genuinely likable in this movie. She plays Stark's assistant, and apart from wearing heels far too high for someone who needs to be as efficient as she needs to be, she manages to be efficient without being cold. Considering some of the trash she's been in recently -- OK, throughout her career -- it's easy to forget that she can actually act. But with auburn-tinged hair and makeup so light you can see her freckles, she's really nice, the girl next door whose cool mind and clear resolve made the boss take a shine to her.

5) See this movie. That sums it up. See it.

2 Comments

Katy on April 30, 2008 3:06 PM said:

#5: Agreed. I saw a screening on Sunday, and even though I'm not really a Marvel fan, I really enjoyed it.

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Bethany on May 27, 2008 8:26 AM said:

I am so glad someone else noticed the typo on the magazine cover... My husband now thinks I'm an even bigger grammar freak than he did before. Good movie, though!

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