Oppenheimer Is Robert Downey Jr.’s Best Performance Since The MCU Began 15 Years Ago

Robert Downey Jr. became one of Hollywood’s stars by playing Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he pulled off his best performance since before the MCU began by playing Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer. Playing Iron Man helped fuel Downey’s Hollywood comeback after his drug addiction practically destroyed his career. For over a decade, his performances as Tony Stark played a crucial role in how Marvel changed how studios approached filmmaking and made him a bigger star than ever before. However, the full extent of Downey’s acting abilities were on display from the start until Oppenheimer‘s ending.