WTF?! How could you do this to Iron Man fans?

Rating: 6/10 (5 May 2013)

Extremely disappointed and frustrated after watching Iron Man 3. What a disaster! Shane Black is unfit to direct superhero movies. Why the hate? Read on...
Iron Man Suit Abuse: The Iron Man suit is shown as a piece of junk metal that constantly malfunctions, powers down, breaks into pieces several times and gets ripped apart pretty much by every goon in the movie. And somehow one of Tony's older suits was able to withstand the force of Helicarrier's fan blades and Thor's lightning in Avengers?
Iron Man Suit Army: I'm pretty sure that the writers who came up with this idea were seriously smoking pot. Tony who for the most part of the movie with the help of a kid attempts to repair Suit Mark 42 giving the impression that getting that suit working was the only hope, suddenly out of nowhere calls dozens of artificially intelligent Iron Man suits that autonomously fight bad guys (Jarvis kicks ass of course).
Plot: ***This space is intentionally left blank due to the absence of a real plot.***
Mandarin: The twist with Mandarin may have been for comedic effect or shock value or both but it only lasted for a few minutes, however as the movie progressed it certainly left a bad taste in the mouth and the overall tone of the movie changed from funny to frivolous. I think this was a weak attempt at mimicking the whole Ra's Al Ghul is really Ducard twist in Batman Begins. While Nolan masterfully delivers his surprise, Shane Black manages to mess it up for the fans!
Visual Effects & Screenplay: They definitely knocked this one out of the park. Absolutely phenomenal special effects, from changing suits mid flight to the way the suit flies and fits on Tony's body is a visual treat to watch. If this is your only expectation from the movie, you will not be disappointed and will love the movie.
Maya/Rebecca Hall: Her character was boring, useless and an absolute waste of time.
Tony Stark/Robert Downey Jr.: As always RDJ's performance is top notch. He owns the character and eats up the screen with his charisma, wit, sarcasm and the gift that makes his written lines appear utterly spontaneous and genuine. He gives Tony Stark his awesomeness!
Supporting Cast: Paul Bettany as always is awesome as Jarvis. Gwenyth Paltrow does a pretty decent job and Jon Favreau is funny as Happy Hogan. But William Sadler as the President? Uh... did anyone notice that this guy has the looks and demeanor of a psycho villain?
Air Force One: So they just let Iron Patriot into Air Force One without even asking him to unmask and check if he really is James Rhodes? Bravo Shane Black for not thinking this through!
Overall the movie did not take itself seriously, humor was forced into every possible situation and Shane Black beyond doubt proved that he just doesn't get comic books, let alone direct a blockbuster superhero movie. Please leave that to talented directors like Christopher Nolan and Joss Whedon!
I will give this movie 6 out 10 just for RDJ's acting and spectacular visual effects.