Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

Rating 6 out of 10

I think the biggest mistake I made with the third installment of the Iron Man franchise was going into the theater hoping for Great and merely got good.  Probably didn't help that we went Saturday night to find the shows sold out.  Went back again for the 130p showing on Sunday to have it sold out too.  We sat around for two hours waiting for our show.  This movie better be great.

We find our hero Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr)  months after the big showdown in NYC with the Avengers having nightmares and suffering panic attacks from all the stress of killing aliens and throwing nukes into worm holes.  Stark is in a full blown relationship with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and adding to his stress he dreams of bad guys doing her harm.

When the ultra bad guy, the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) is setting off bombs all over and threatens the President Stark decides to call him out.  Not a great idea if you are worried about your girlfriend being hurt.

While this movie clearly packs a punch for me there was too much Tony Stark and not nearly enough Iron Man.  I wanted to see a super hero movie for adults and instead got one made for twelve year old boys.  Downey Jr always adds his bit of comedy to enhance his movies.  In 3 the movie about half way through turns hokey and for me took away any thoughts of things turning out poorly.  I can't say more without giving spoilers.  If you want to discuss these spoilers feel free to leave a message below or email me.

This is a decent movie that was a good enough way to blow a couple hours on a rainy day.  A movie you'll be looking to buy the DVD?  Not for me.