Flimsy. It was so bad.

Rating: 2/10 (27 April 2013)

With superhero continuities, I like to split the review into 2 sections.
1) The film itself
As expected with these big budget movies, the visuals were excellent. (Adult) Acting was good all round. I'm afraid that's the only positives I can think of. The pace was uneven throughout, making it difficult to get into the film or empathise with any of the characters. The comedy was so poor it was uncomfortable.
A particular storyline which was unnecessary was what I'll refer to as 'the boy'. It felt like a cross between Home Alone 4 and young Anakin in The Phantom Menace. Nothing else needs to be said on that.
2) Superhero continuity
I'd like to distinguish films like Iron Man and Batman because of their sense of realism. However, in Iron Man 3, there was no real explanation of the Extremis' ability to regenerate and raise their temperature to 3000 degrees, or explode. It was just ridiculous. Let's assume Tony Stark is a genius and did make these suits, there's just no way these 'badguys' can raise their body heat that high without their blood boiling for example. Ridiculous.
This is what really grinds on me. WHY WAS HIS SUITS SO FLIMSY?! Avengers Assemble, withstands multiple blasts from alien technology weaponry and sustained lightning from the God of Thunder. But in this film, a hot hand can smash right through it! No, I'm not having it. I want an apology from everyone involved in writing the script.