A good film but could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2014)

This film has a lot of controversy surrounding it but I will say straight away that I do like iron man 3. The premise of this film sees Tony Starks life turned upside down when he encounters the mysterious mandarin. Meanwhile, an organisation use a drug to try and take down the president of the United states. Now one thing nobody can deny is that Robert Downey jnr's performance is great as Tony stark. Even though he is now an avenger he hasn't changed, he is just as narcissistic and arrogant as he always has been and it is why we love Tony stark. The supporting cast is also great, Gwyneth paltrow returns as pepper Potts and she is given more to do in this film as she is great in these films. Her chemistry with Downey is fantastic and is one of the best romance stories in comic book film history. Don Cheadle returns as Rhodey and he is great in the role and once again his chemistry with Downey is a great part of the film. Guy Pearce is really good in this film as Aldrich killian and even though his character is a bit cliché he manages to make it work. Ben kingsley plays the mandarin and he is really good in the film with his menacing demeanour really makes his character menacing. Now some of the twists of the story do work in action film turns and they are good ideas but the story does fall a bit flat, this is because there is one twist in the film that people will either like or hate. I am one of those people who hate this twist and I think it does drop the quality of this film. The script did a good job of getting a lot of humour in the film, however, the mix of drama and humour didn't really work in the film and it felt a little out of place. The action scene all look great and this is the best that iron man has ever looked. But the problem is that this film is a complete Tony stark film but iron man is barely in the film and it takes away from the whole thing. Overall I do like this film but I really do believe that it could have been better.