Ties the Storyline with Solid Action

Rating: 7/10 (8 March 2015)

Iron Man 3 the sequel to the very successful Iron Man films. However and almost certainly so, Iron Man 3 is not as good as the first Iron Man film, but better than the second. Iron Man 3 though, it works well enough.
Now onto it, Iron Man 3 starts off with a flashback to Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr.) earlier youth days. At a 1999 party, Stark crosses paths with two men and a woman who would later have a profound influence on his life, Ho Yinsen who would later save his life and inspire him to become a super hero, Maya Hansen, a scientist whose research would come back to haunt him, and Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) who would later become Stark's deadly enemy. In a voice-over narration, Stark talks about the momentous events he carelessly set in motion that day years ago.
Now fast forward to several years in the present day Stark's life is picked up, along with others from the previous films, including Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan (Gwyneth Paltrow and Jon Favreau). Stark has settled down with Potts and Hogan is now head of security for Stark's company.
Later onto the film, we are introduced to a megalomaniac named The Mandarin, whom is causing havoc with assassinations, kidnappings and bombings. When Happy is injured in one of these bombings, he becomes a target for Iron Man. In response to a media question, Stark issues a direct challenge to the Mandarin and, giving his home address out to the media, invites him to do his worst.
Iron Man 3 has it's ups and downs but overall the film works for the chemistry and charisma of Robert Downey Jr., along with Gwyneth Paltrow. The action sequences are well shot, and the visuals are stunning as we are introduced to more of the Iron Man suits, which are visually compelling as a wholesome. However, the villains could have been better, while they were their it did not have a sense of Tony Stark being in any kind of real danger. The ending is a solid way to end the franchise as it ties everything together nicely.