Why I didn't like Iron man 3"

Rating: 4/10 (9 April 2014)

*SPOILERS*SPOILERS*SPOILERS 1. A dark and gritty movie about Iron man ? I was skeptical before I saw the movie and sadly my fears were confirmed. What works for grim heroes like Batman , Daredevil and Punisher doesn't work for light and colorful character like Tony Stark. All those deep themes like "You betrayed your beliefs" or "Terrorism is bad" were just unconvincing and annoying.
2. The 9/11 references worked well in "The Dark knight trilogy" , but here they feel completely forced and unnecessary.
3. The love story between Tony and Pepper is TOO melodramatic.
4. The whole Tony suffers insomnia and panic attacks after the events of "Avengers" on paper seems like a good idea , but it was very heavy handed here. Not to mention that all those panic attacks "magically" disappear after the kid gives Tony advice "You're a mechanic. Build something". Despite all the bad things happening later , Tony doesn't show any sign of panic attacks to the end of movie.
5. The idea of showing that Tony is a hero without the suit is good , but was badly done. I mean when Tony fights with the mutant woman or defeats the guards in Miami it's simply unrealistic. When and where he did learn to do that ? Bruce Wayne had martial arts training , but Tony Stark didn't. Yet , he defeated the guards and woman without any problem in style of Jason Bourne. For further insult near the end of the movie Tony shows that he can't shoot at all.
6. Tony announces his home address ON TV FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW. I understand he was mad at Mandarin at that time , but this was simply STUPID. He endangered himself not only Mandarin , but also to journalists , fans and other people. He wouldn't have any kind of privacy after that.
7. Tony's mansion is well equipped with wonderful gadgets and technology , yet it doesn't have any kind of security. No alarms , no force field , no nothing .
8. When somebody attacks your home you have to fight with him wearing a prototype suit that will almost certainly fail you at the most unwanted moment.
9. I find it totally unbelievable that Tony and Maya survived the missile attack. Pepper had the suit , so it's not strange that she survived , but the others should turn into pieces of meat.
10. Quaillan motivations for revenge on Tony Stark seems to be based on the fact that Stark wasn't nice to him. I'm sorry , but that's just lame.
11. The twist with Mandarin was rather predictable. Mostly , because Ben Kingsley wasn't one bit convincing in that part. Sure , when the "secret" was out he was good as the drunk actor , but not as Mandarin.
12. Quaillan as the main villain isn't really interesting , despite good performance by Guy Pearce. It would be much better if Mandarin really was the main villain and a faithful one to the comics.
13. I'm sick of another Hollywood movie when the president of USA is basically saint.
14. Gwyneth Paltrow in black bikini and with superpowers defeating the main villain ? PATHETIC.
15. Don Cheadle just like in "Iron man 2" proves here that he doesn't fit the part of Rhodes/War Machine at all. Terrence Howard was MUCH better.
16. Tony had AN ARMY OF IRON MAN'S all this time , yet like a lost idiot he called them at the very end ! Why ?! He could called them from the moment the kid repaired Jarvis . At least one of them . It would certainly made things easier for him , but NOOOOOOO.
17. Tony had to wear electromagnet in last two "Iron man" movies to survive because there was no other way for him to live. Here , "magically" , without no explanation he simply removes them thanks to an operation. HOW ?! I thought it was impossible to do ?!
The special effects are good , the humor is nice and the acting is solid , but otherwise this is a completely disappointing sequel. The story is dumb , the action scenes lack excitement and the movie takes itself way too seriously. I give it 4/10.