Shane Black destroyed Iron Man

Rating: 3/10 (5 May 2013)

This is the first movie that I was so upset with I felt I needed to write a review. I was so excited to see it. I watched Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and The Avengers the night before so that I could get "the full effect". So I finally get to the movie. About 5 minutes into it and I realize that something is really off about this one. That's when I was informed there was a new director. I know, I know. As a true Iron Man fan I should have known this long before I saw the movie. Still. I was worried, but I thought I would give it a chance. I honestly couldn't tell you what happened throughout most of the movie as I was spent a lot of time thinking, "It's gotta get better soon, right? Right??" Wrong. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow made the movie tolerable, but other than that the only thing "Iron Man" about this movie was the title.
I'm giving it three stars because, as an action movie on it's own, it was okay. It was somewhat comedic and cheesy, but not the worst action movie I've ever seen. But I paid to see Iron Man and I was sorely disappointed.