Review of Iron Man 3 (2013) by K. C — 30 Sep 2014
Another Iron Man Movie...
To me, this film seemed to have even less to do with the original Iron Man (and by the best film of the 'trilogy') than Iron Man 2 which barely achieved place mat status. It certainly didn't do anything to advance the saga of Tony Stark nor did it add a sense of closure or continuity to the recent Avengers storyline. It did however do much more in destroying Pepper Potts as a credible character.
As most Shane Black movies go, it involved Christmas... no wait, that's not fair. It involved things that get shot and blow-up at Christmas. Making a useless involvement of AIM, the Hydra-esque secret agency which could have been easily folded into the ongoing Marvel film or Television universe, the plot just sank. If the point of the movie was that Stark can survive through his wits, sarcasm and ingenuity, well we established that in the first movie, it's why he's Iron Man. Since there are no plans to extend Iron Man into Phase Two or Phase Three in his own solo adventure, let's hope his involvement in the expanding Avengers universe fares far better than this.
Bring popcorn but a break is allowed.
This review of Iron Man 3 (2013) was written by K. C on 30 Sep 2014.
Iron Man 3 has generally received positive reviews.
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