I was riveted from the very first scene of this movie. Robert Downey Jr. was amazing - his best role to date. The script was PERFECT for his delivery - dead pan dry wit and all. My only criticism is that Pepper Pots' character was kind of weak - kind of took away from the tone of the whole movie - too cutesy and sometimes seemed helpless. Maybe Gwyneth just wasn't the best fit for this role. The special effects were fantastic - totally believable - didn't look cgi in many places at all. Stark's robotic assistant provided great comic relief - i was reminded of the Johnny 5 from "Short Circuit". I will definitely see this movie again - and will buy on DVD as soon as it's available! The origin story of Iron Man couldn't have been told any better than this!