Disappoiting, very disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (26 April 2013)

Well, many things have been said and told in this review section about Iron Man 3, so let me add my comments as briefly as possible ... Once again, there *will be SPOILERS*!
The Good: - The acting. Robert Downey is as good as ever, Paltrow, Pearce, Cheadle & Co follow not far behind. The best is Ben Kingsley, though, although his character is ... no, I just want to mention the Good here.

The CGI. There are some scenes, two especially, which are groundbreaking: the attack on Tony's house and the rescue of the Air Force One passengers. The rest is outstanding as well.

The fun. Some of the lines are hilarious, the British jokes (about soccer, Downton Abbey, etc) refreshing. Robert Downey at his best, again.

The Bad: - The plot. The Extremis storyline, the Mandarin, Tony's panic attacks: There is so much stuff to make a good, even a great storyline. And then THIS? I bet everyone who reads this, have seen dozens of movies similar to the showdown and to the revealing of the baddie's masterplan. Come on, after "Avengers", we expect more, we expect better!

The villains. Guy Pearce is OK, but only OK. Viewers were waiting for a brilliant, scaring guy and get someone who is ... OK. And the Mandarin??? No. F***ing. Way. No. Just NO! Nuff said.

The Ugly: - This is no Comic Movie. Why? Because the director is no comic freak, you can see it and feel it in each and every scene. There are more than two hours of film and Tony is in his suit for how long altogether? 10 minutes? I know this movie want to focus on Tony Stark, not his alter ego. But so did the first part and it was a comic movie in the sense of the word. This one is a comedy perhaps with good action sequences, no more and no less. Shane Black may be a good director, but he doesn't know what to make out of comic book stuff. Some examples: The Iron Patriot is wasted as is the whole character of Rhodey. The permanent changing of Iron Man armors for Tony is lame. As is the mind(?) controlled Mack 42, because it gets boring to see it flying around after the third time. And then, there is the Mandarin. Who at Marvel could approve to this "twist", for crying out loud??? Which comic fan can possible like it??? I was looking SO forward to an epic showdown between Iron Man and his nemesis - and then came THIS?
OK, that's where I have to stop. By the way, the 3D doesn't contribute to the action scenes. My advice: save some bucks and watch the 2D version. Or even better: Don't watch it if you're a comic fan. Not even on Blu-ray.