I remember walking into the theater in 2008 not knowing what to expect when I saw the first Iron Man. I left feeling ecstatic. There was somethign fresh there that had never been done before. It felt new and awesome. The action was cool the comedy was great and you got the feeling that you were watching an actor, in this case Downey Jr., playing his signature role. Needless to say I loved Iron Man and when the credits rolled I was looking forward to more. fast forward to the present, after a muddled sequel I was ready to give the big tin man a 3rd chance and I am sorry to say that I am a little underwhelmed.
Iron Man 3 is one of those films with wasted potential. The movie has originality that soon gives way to the generic and it picks up and loses momentum in a matter of minutes. There is a lot in this movie that we've seen before and that just gets to you after a while. That being said there were parts of this film that were on a role that felt like they were going somewhere. In the end Shane Black has basically concocted Iron Man Vs. Terminator with a little Lethal weapon thrown in for good measure. Ideas are started that never really get going, themes are tossed out and then thrown out. The movie has some greatness in it but it just doesn't quite have enough.
Downey is still greatt and the cast is really not the movies weak link. Guy Pearce and Kingsley do fine jobs but there's nothing ground breaking. Downey definatley keeps the movie from being bad by giving another go around at his iconic role and the rest of the cast do a fine job.
The scripting is rather uneven. Parts of the film are well crafted and other lines of dialogue are stupid and kind of inexcusable. This may sound like nit picking but just go watch it for yourself. There are plenty of jokes and some of them are quite funny and Downey is as good as ever at delivering a punch line. I love the way the film gives the events of the Avengers impact while also making sure this is a standalone movie. Most of the stuff here is complete impossible but it's all in the name of summer entertainment.
Overall I found Iron Man 3 to be more interesting than Iron Man 2 but really not too much better. The freshness of the first is pretty much absent in this sequel and the movie fails to reach its full potential. Iron Man 3 is an okay start to the summer but it won't have you leaving the theater ecstatic. 3/5
Iron Man 3 is one of those films with wasted potential. The movie has originality that soon gives way to the generic and it picks up and loses momentum in a matter of minutes. There is a lot in this movie that we've seen before and that just gets to you after a while. That being said there were parts of this film that were on a role that felt like they were going somewhere. In the end Shane Black has basically concocted Iron Man Vs. Terminator with a little Lethal weapon thrown in for good measure. Ideas are started that never really get going, themes are tossed out and then thrown out. The movie has some greatness in it but it just doesn't quite have enough.
Downey is still greatt and the cast is really not the movies weak link. Guy Pearce and Kingsley do fine jobs but there's nothing ground breaking. Downey definatley keeps the movie from being bad by giving another go around at his iconic role and the rest of the cast do a fine job.
The scripting is rather uneven. Parts of the film are well crafted and other lines of dialogue are stupid and kind of inexcusable. This may sound like nit picking but just go watch it for yourself. There are plenty of jokes and some of them are quite funny and Downey is as good as ever at delivering a punch line. I love the way the film gives the events of the Avengers impact while also making sure this is a standalone movie. Most of the stuff here is complete impossible but it's all in the name of summer entertainment.
Overall I found Iron Man 3 to be more interesting than Iron Man 2 but really not too much better. The freshness of the first is pretty much absent in this sequel and the movie fails to reach its full potential. Iron Man 3 is an okay start to the summer but it won't have you leaving the theater ecstatic. 3/5
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