An Appropriate Sendoff for the Iron Man

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2013)

Iron Man 3 stunned me with it's solid visuals and most of all the recreation of Tony Stark's persona, instead of just a "millionare playboy," he has an emotionally involving background that makes you care and is still pretty snarly but he never gives off a negative vibe. Comedically, it is never overpowered or too weak there are really inventive bits with numerous minor characters being involved in most of it . Each character has their own "moment" such as Jon Favreau, who is a real treat throughout the entire intro. Out of the 3 films this one is ranked right in the middle, the first one was such a surprise that it could reinvent our view on superheroes while the second one completely wrecked Stark's character without a sufficient villain. I'm not going to spoil anything but the villain in this film, The Mandarin seems like one of the most menacing and original antagonists that I've seen in a Marvel film but it could have gone with a serious and still entertaining tone but it ended up going in a more comedic route that is not necessarily cheap but I would of personally preferred more maturity but nonetheless, the film was still satisfying. All of the performances are pretty standard and nothing you would not have expected. The film itself is extremely layered with intensity/risk as it progresses and has a really memorable scene involving a rescue in mid-air. In it's conclusion, it was not as rushed as most people say and it was filled with amazing action, some twists, and a really appropriate send off to this franchise even though the conclusion was not as climatic as The Dark Knight films.