Movie of the Year:
Iron Man

Although the The Dark Knight deservedly received much praise for it's gritty take on the comic genre and for Heath Ledger's stellar portrayal of the Joker, no movie satisfied me more than Jon Favreau's summer blockbuster. There's not much more to say about Robert Downey Jr.'s spot on portrayal of the flawed superhero. The supporting cast was great too from Gwyneth Paltrow's "Girl Friday" character Pepper Potts to Jeff Bridge's villainous Obidiah Stane even though I didn't understand why "the Dude" acted so mean. Most importantly of all, Iron Man holds up even after multiple viewings passing the difficult rewatchability test. Here's hoping Iron Man 2 lives up to the original even though Don Cheadle will be replacing Terrence Howard as the future War Machine.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/