Decent action movie with some good laughs

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2013)

Mixed feelings about this movie. The trailer does not match the movie hence I can understand why people are a bit upset, especially those who are into the tradition of marvel comics and want the characters and plot line to be congruent with what they have read.
I was expecting an all out action movie, Iron Man bringing to the table a new collection of gadgets, epic scenes and heroics. There was all that but not to the degree some would have wanted.I do feel like the bad guys the Mandarin and Aldrich Killian just didn't seem like 'real bad guys' or guys that you would expect to stand toe to toe with Iron Man in the finale.
Though what stands out is Robert Downey Jr's acting. I had quite a few laughs and the comedy played out brilliantly.Like I said fun movie but not one for the purist..