This movie does a good job giving you the background on "Iron Man". Of course the story is updated from the Vietnam era to Afganistan and there are a few others changes but overall Favreau did an okay job with the "Iron Man" story. But the movie just doesn't give the viewer enough "Iron Man" in action. The movie starts with a bang but really drags through the middle. Jeff Bridges is marginal as the villian (I just kept thinking of "the Dude" everytime he said something). Robert Downey Jr. is wonderful as Tony Stark. Did anyone doubt he would be? Paltrow plays Pepper well and Howard is okay as Rhody. Overall I would recommend it, but I hope the studios make a sequel. The viewer deserves to see more of the "Iron Man" in action with S.H.I.E.L.D. Overall all I would give it a grade of B.