Hello Enthusiasts,
Today I will be reviewing the next installment in Netflix's Marvel line-up, Iron Fist. As a head's up, as usual, there will be some potential Spoilers Below.
This show, as you can likely tell by the title, follows the Marvel hero Iron Fist (aka Daniel Rand, played by Finn Jones). Danny was the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed his parents. He was rescued by two warrior monks, who brought him back to be raised in a monastery in the Himalayan mountains. Here, Danny was trained in various forms of martial arts, and was eventually chosen to wield the powerful Iron Fist. His task was to remain at the monastery and use the Iron Fist to protect it from The Hand, but Danny decided to go back to New York instead, where he finds a more sinister plot at play...one that involves a whole lot of heroine. While he works to follow the leads that this new heroine presents, he is also trying to get back into his life and his parent's company. With very few friends and a lot of enemies, both of Danny's objectives prove to be difficult to accomplish.
This show was panned by critics, who have basically labeled the show as uninteresting. However, fan reaction is quite different. The show has a solid rating on Netflix from the fans, and has been getting some approval from the regular viewers. Iron Fist is one of those experiences that has a 17% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but an 81% from fans on the very same site. It certainly starts off slow, but that's not unheard of with these Marvel shows (see Jessica Jones). It also doesn't have a great villain, much like the issue that you would see with Luke Cage. I have also heard it said that Finn Jones' character seems out of place and off-beat. I can't stand that last argument, as Danny has been fighting in a monastery since he was a child, so it would be more strange if he entered New York as cool as Tony Stark. I also feel that critics saw that this was going to be a show focused on fighting and thought they were in for another Daredevil. I don't feel that's fair to Iron Fist, considering the show needed to spend more time explaining who Iron Fist is than Daredevil needed to (Daredevil did already have his own movie that a lot of people saw, even if it wasn't great). This show knew that it would need to bring some people in who knew nothing about the character, get them up to speed, show them some solid fights, and prepare the character for the upcoming Defenders show.
With all of that being said, what are the positives to this show? Well, the fights may not be as gritty as you'll see in Daredevil, but they certainly aren't bad either. I enjoyed watching the various fighting scenes, both with Danny Rand as well as those including his love interest in the show, Colleen Wing. They are well choreographed, and they do something that Luke Cage wasn't able to do as well, show more of our hero's vulnerabilities. The show also works well in confusing the viewer about who to trust, though not to the point where it gets annoying or anything. I have seen better twists, but the ones in this show hold up well. The supporting actors do a great job in this show, with a few coming back from previous Marvel-Netflix shows to reprise their roles. Character's like Harold Meachum and Davos are appropriately portrayed for their roles here.
Overall, I liked this show. It isn't my favorite of the Marvel-Netflix shows, but it certainly holds its own and establishes Iron Fist as a solid character. The unfortunate truth is that this show is competing with all of the other Defender's seasons, and so there is a lot of expectation going in. Even with that though, I still suggest giving this show a watch, you may be very surprised if you were believing the critics and their terrible reviews.
I give Netflix's Iron Fist a 6 out of 10.
Sincerely,
The Bored Enthusiast
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