Not As Great As Its Predecessors. Period.

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2013)

The effects are magnificent, twists are jaw-dropping, performances are simply amazing, but the makers could not invent a story which indeed cripples the plot. So they planned to make it a trilogy. A moolah- minting brouhaha.
RDJ is awesome as you all could've guessed but the screen space shared by Gwyneth & Rebecca is equal to what Anil Kapoor did in Ghost Protocol. Pity. Kingsley is great with all his accent & grueling diction. Pearce is vindictive & absolutely in his character all way long. The villains impress more here than the superhero (or his friends range - from a kid (& his sister) to suspicious women) does. Or maybe because the awesomeness of TStark has dwindled due to incessant chafing. Maybe.
Some fairly fathomable flaws & lack of logic retards the viewing experience for the first half. But, second half is marvelously carved. Good direction. Good post-credit Easter egg. Nice rendition.
Music reminded me of Inception & it is terrific. Screenplay/effects/SFX/CGI is all top notch & make a great complement.
But... IM3 is vague in its foundation, so yes I spent some rupees for the movie, but I won't buy the BluRay (& that would cripple my MCUniverse collection along with that disastrous CAmerica) because it is just not worth. The 3D was bad, probably because of the post-production hassle.
Why do I rate it 7.7 out of 10? Because I enjoyed the 2nd half more than I enjoyed the last installment of The Dark Knight or if you are a Batman fan... sixth & seventh installment of Star Trek. The lights, luster & adrenaline is pumped up towards the end, while the conclusion is kinda kinky (read bongo-bongo).
BOTTOM LINE: If you follow the Marvel Universe, IM3 is a pretty relishing watch but not great as its predecessors...
Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES
Language: No | Sex: No | Nudity: Mild | Mouth-Kiss: Mild | Violence: Infinity | Gore: Infinity | Smoking, Alcohol: Mild | Drugs: No