3.5/5 stars
Robert Downey Jr. plays Iron Man so well it’s hard to tell if (in the conversations, not the robotic parts) he knows a camera is there. I’ve noticed with superheroes (and Harry Potter) that they go through an emo period: Spider Man in Spider Man 3 (2007) and the Fantastic Four in Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). However this doesn’t apply to Batman or the Hulk since they’re constantly brooding.
Stark’s self-involvement clouds any kind of onscreen chemistry between him and Gwyneth Paltrow; characters kept referencing Pepper Pots and Stark’s semi-relationship, but I didn’t notice any sexual charge in their interaction, the kiss seems, well, scripted. While this isn’t completely distracting--there’s obviously tension between the two as friends and colleagues if not romantically--it does rob the film of significant emotional tension.
If Terrence Howard had to be replaced, Don Cheadle was the man to hire. Along with him, the addition of Scarlet Johansson (possibly playing Black Widow, though it’s not said in the film if she is this costumeless super heroine) and Samuel L. Jackson bring a new level of intrigue, and build on the storyline that will eventually bring the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor together in The Avengers (2012).
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