Not a fan

Rating: 5/10 (18 July 2013)

The third installment in the "Iron" Man film franchise has been hyped up for quite some time now. Though it has gained a lot of positive reviews, I have to say I was a tad bit disappointed. As per usual it stars Robert Downey Jr as billionaire Tony Stark, also known as "Iron Man" and Gwyneth Paltrow as "Pepper Potts". Ben Kingsley plays a terrorist known as the "Mandarin" who is executing various terror attacks that not only threaten the safety of U.S inhabitants, but the safety of "Iron Man" himself. As the story progresses we find out that the Mandarin's co co conspirator is a scientist named "Aldrich Killian" (Guy Pearce) who stark had humiliated years ago. Needless to say, one liners and explosions ensue
I have never been a fan of the "Marvel Comics" movies. I have always found them rather annoying and somewhat obnoxious. Although, I did enjoy the first "Iron Man" film i was not a big fan of "The Avengers", nor "Iron Man 2". The main problem with this film is the story. I am going to reveal some major plot points, so if you don't want spoilers do not continue reading this review. The entire plot twist involving the Mandarin being an actor hired by Aldrich Killian was completely ludicrous. It felt incredibly lazy and damaged the story to great extents. I understand that superhero films tend to be over the top, but "Iron Man 3" goes to such extents of absurdity that it goes from being regular popcorn action to being completely unbearable. The best part of the film is probably Robert Downey Jr. He manages to still remain charismatic and likable.
Though, I was expecting more out of this film, I did find it enjoyable to some extent. Robert Downey Jr, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Kingsley were fine on a performance level, but the sloppy storytelling and silly plot twists ruined the movie for me. Iron Man 3 is a fun movie, but in my opinion a disappointing one.