| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"I liked Iron Man, but the I-know-it-by-heart part makes it somewhat resistible. It's entertainment out of a jar." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"...one of the smartest superhero films to come down the pike in some time." more... |
B+ |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"It's a lot of fun." more... |
A- |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"Downey has a great, manic energy about him, and it shines through even in the more casual moments." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...a compellingly down-to-earth superhero fantasy." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...a first-rate film adaptation..." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Downey plays off his own bad-boy image wonderfully." more... |
B+ |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"It has primo parts, but they don't all come together." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...one of the hippest, best-written and best-directed superhero movies ever..." more... |
A- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...a superhero movie that’s good in unusual ways." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"There has never been a more inspired choice for a superhero than Robert Downey Jr." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"It's been years since a movie superhero was this fierce and this funny." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...provides cartoon thrills for thinking people." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a rousing good show..." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...entertaining and fun..." more... |
B |
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