Good Movie but something missing...

Rating: 6/10 (12 June 2013)

Before releasing a movie, hype is created among the people using trailers, posters, events etc. And so Iron Man 3 also did the same. But I've never seen a movie where so much hype is created around a character (in this case "The Mandarin") and then nothing is delivered. Seeing the trailer and other promos, as I did, one would expect the movie to feature a strong clash between the Iron Man and The Mandarin, but there was nothing like this. Whatever role the Mandarin had in this movie was a silly joke. The silliest of movie twist I've ever seen in a movie. I was very disappointed when I found out there was no Mandarin. Its like watching Jurassic park without the dinosaurs, and instead of the dinosaurs u r being chased by kangaroos and koala bears. or watching Titanic without the titanic.
Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin, looked so evil in the trailers. I expected an epic battle between the two. Two things this movie wasted was Ben Kingsley and the Mandarin. Else it would have been a great movie. Ben Kingsley is such a good actor and its a delight to see him. Here he was underused. I haven't read the comic books of Mandarin but when i went through the internet looking for the Mandarin, there was so much to Mandarin. The archenemy of Iron Man, Martial Arts specialist, The energy rings.
It is not that I didn't like the movie. I liked the movie and am giving it 6 stars. This movie shows Tony Stark without the Iron Man suit which shows that he is the Iron Man with or without the Suit.
I just hope they make a movie with Mandarin also, the Real Mandarin.