Trailer better than the movie

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2013)

Iron man 3. One of the movies I was dying to see. When my friends somehow managed to get the tickets I went out of my mind. I will have to explain the movie in two parts: the good and the bad.
The good.
1) The acting. There is not a person in this movie that did a bad role. Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin, Guy Pierce as Killian, the beautiful Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, and the almighty Downey Jr. Each and every one of them are so vivid and entertaining that one just could't not enjoy the ride. Their characters were, opposed to the former movies, more layered, had more humane problems, they actually made Iron man so human that it was a delight to watch. Of course, Downey Jr.'s acting made the whole concept even more interesting. Pierce was amazing. His diabolical persona is frightening, but the most disturbing and frightening thing is with how much ease does he do it. His physical and mental change from the first sequence to the last is about the same quality as Daniel Day Lewis' (just for comparison, Lewis is not part of Iron man 3). Kingsley is a prototype of how a great actor, after a staggeringly powerful career, can have fun. He really had fun, and everyone in the theater could tell. The problem was that his character was Devastated/MUTILATED by a horrible idea and script.
2) The humor. This movie is packed with it. There is not a sequence in which I wasn't crying of laughter. Sometimes the jokes are so well hidden not all of them were noticeable at first, but they were there. I think that after seeing the movie about two or three times all of the jokes could be noticed, and one could still have a great laugh even though all of the jokes are known.
3) The action sequences. This movie is packed with them. They are breathtaking and they hold you on the edge of your seat. The plane sequence is magnificent and really scary (especially if one is afraid of heights), and the final sequence is marvelous. Dynamic and powerful, with magnificent CGI that was UNNOTICEABLE!!! Perfect.
The bad.
4) The script. If I could use curse words I would. Trust me. This is a school example of how a movie is rushed into production just so it could raise money. The basic plot doesn't exist, the enemies don't have a real agenda, their evil look is way more Sci-Fi than necessary, but the twist made me want to kill the director and writers. It had potential, it could have had class, but this is a version that should have been more thought of and needed to be better. Also, the whole idea of the movie is filled with flaws and errors that a better writer could have easily fixed.
In conclusion: Iron man 3 is a good film to watch with your friends on a Saturday night and then go for a beer. It has great acting, magnificent jokes, it will give you a few thrills but it will devastate you with a ridiculous and unnecessary twist and no actual bad guy agenda. It is different than its predecessors because it is a lot less comic book styled, but in Iron Man's case comic book style is to be expected. 7/10 just because of the acting, action, jokes and because Paltrow is really, and I mean really sexy.
In addition: The Avengers were a better Iron man movie than this!!!