As a comic book fan, I could care less about Tony Stark and the entire Iron Man mythos. But once I heard they were casting Hollywood bad boy and notorious everything-addict Robert Downey Jr. as the main character, the irony couldn't keep me away.
And the movie kept me coming back. Iron Man has more heart and soul than any comic book movie since Christopher Reeves played Superman.

Tony Stark thinks he's working for the forces of good by developing and manufacturing weapons for the United States to use in the War Against Terror.  But when he finds out that his products are being supplied to both...