Hugely disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (3 May 2013)

Massive disappointment.
OK let me start by saying that I am a massive fan of the Iron Man series, I love RDJ in the role, and I love the role that Iron Man has taken on. This movie was a huge disappointment to me in many ways.
How has this film got nearly 8/10 on average?! I honestly have no idea, there must be a lot of people out there who have no use for a plot that makes sense, and prefer CGI and explosions. Either that or Marvel paid them to write good reviews.
Let me start by talking around the plot holes. This film has so many plot holes it is the movie equivalent of swiss cheese. Firstly, why is Stark's suit so flimsy? He makes explosion-proof suits, and this one just falls apart all the time. To add to this point, if he's got an entire silo worth of suits that he can call on at any time, why not just call on them earlier in the film when he finds out that his Mk 42 is rubbish? There are so many plot holes in this film I could go on all day.
The comedy. What comedy. After 10 minutes this film ceases to be funny - they completely ruined the Mandarin; a villain I was convinced was going to be the best bad guy ever in these films. But no, they played for a cheap laugh. I was in a full cinema, and I'm telling you no-one laughed when he turned out to be a moron. In fact I heard the people behind me heave a deep sigh.
All in all it was a massive disappointment. I hope this film gets the reviews it deserves, because it was poorly written, poorly acted (aside from RDJ and a few others), and above all terribly directed.
The only reason this film has a 4/10 from me is because i love the Iron Man films.