Better than Iron Man 2 but the first is still tops.

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2013)

Story, story, story. You can't have a good movie without a good story and there's a pretty decent one in this sequel. Iron Man actually takes a back seat to Tony Stark who stays out of armor for at least 3/4 of the movie. I think it was fun seeing Stark run around kicking butt as himself and not his alter ego.
However, the title of the movie is "Iron Man 3", not "Tony Stark, The Crime Fighter." As much as I enjoyed seeing the Stark storyline, I have to admit that I left the theater a bit unsatisfied. I bought a ticket to see Iron Man, not Tony Stark, The Crime Fighter or War Machine.
Iron Man is there but relegated to the battle at the end of the movie. It's a bit absurd how fragile the Iron Man (Men - plural, if you haven't seen the movie, I won't give it away) armor is. Iron Man can battle the Chitauri and their mightiest giant weapons but fall apart upon being struck by a few guys on fire.
In summary, I liked the Stark storyline but feel it took away from the true focus, Iron Man. In my opinion, the scenes with Iron Man in them were weak and unsatisfying. More is not always better (also, if you haven't seen the movie, I won't give away what this means).