It's the acting stupid

Rating: 9/10 (8 May 2013)

I Liked all the Iron Man movies so far. This one is the best of the three. And no, it's not the special effects, not the fire works, not even the plot twists. They're all in, but they were there beforehand, the special bit about this third Iron Man movie is the combination of a very well written character whose weakness in a manner of speaking is also his strength. Who shows more humanity with all its frailness, as he faces his greatest adversary. It's not exactly the Mandarin we're familiar with from the Marvel comic, but Iron Man himself is not exactly the comic book Iron Man, so it makes sense. But it all works, as I said because the well written character is met with a tour de force of acting by a certain Robert Downey Jr.who's simply superb. It's one of the best performances I've seen from an actor in a long while. And it makes this super hero movie just this extra little bit better than most. It makes it real, even if you're not a fun of the genre, which I have to admit, I am. I think this one will move even some comic skeptics, if they give it a try.