The truth about Iron man 3 (which hasn't been overcomplicated by comic fans)

Rating: 7/10 (6 May 2013)

Right then, let me make one thing clear for people who haven't seen the film first - this is a good film. Fair enough there are a few plot holes but to people saying it's the worst marvel movie ever (which has been based mainly on the mandarin) let's list some crap films:
1. Spiderman 3
2. X-men the last stand
3. Fantastic four rise of the silver surfer
If you can honestly say Iron man 3 is even close to how bad these three were you're very wrong. To those who haven't seen the film here's what's in store for you:
The Good:
RDJ awesome as ever - but more importantly with better character development which makes you believe heroes aren't always able to cope with all their inner demons. Next; a story which strips down the armour and investigates what really makes Tony Stark. Great action sequences proving you don't need the avengers to bring out the best in Stark's technological abilities.
The Bad:
I think they probably could've used war machine more.
There's no real explanation as to what the bad guy's power actually is.
The ending leaves a lot of questions which didn't necessarily have to be introduced.
And (don't worry I'm getting onto the Mandarin) Guy Pearce is a great actor; however he delivers a performance which is kind of a bit too evil which leaves no real room for character development.
OK then: The Mandarin - don't read any further for spoilers.
I agree they could've used and actor which the calibre of Ben Kingsley a bit better rather than making him out to be a sham. I agree that the extremis was a bit strange in terms of how it affected ironman's suits (could argue it's a totally different suit which is the reason why its so badly affected) BUT: you can't base the entire movie on the technicality that A. Killian and the mandarin are 2 different people and B. The iron patriot was Norman Osborn.
This is a film ADAPTATION. It doesn't have to be word perfect to it's origins. Take a look at game of thrones - best, most talked about show at the moment which isn't afraid to bend the material ever so slightly to produce a good product.
This was an iron man movie, an iron man movie which was SOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN IRON MAN 2!
Good Action. Good story. Good hero, with the promise he'll be coming back as well.
I don't regret buying my ticket at all.