Robert Downey Jr puts on his metal suit again to fly around and cause a bit of world saving mischief. This time he is not the cocky little sod we know and love as he has slight PTSD issues from the avengers film. As a result he spends most of his time locked away in his basement trying to upgrade his many many suits. Stuff then starts blowing up due to Sir Ben Kingsley who is a terrorist and all round troublemaker. Gwyneth is still around running Bobs business and occasionally getting down to business with him. She has a meeting with Guy Pearce who has lovely hair and some healthy muscles and has a great idea for maximising the human body and mind. Bob then decides to gob off at Ben and his stuff becomes the target of the explosions and this guy who burns things when he touches them. Eventually everybody meets up and has a big ol' fight and also Don Cheadle is there for a bit.
Ironman was one of the first films of the new resurgence of superhero films, good superhero films at that. Robert Downey Jr could not have been more suited for the role of Tony Stark and continues to bring wit, sarcasm and life to the character. The rest of the casting in this third instalment is also fantastic. Gwynny is pretty good as the love interest and even gets to throw a couple of punches herself. Don Cheadle is still solid as war machine and Guy Pearce is just great, but then again he always is. Even Ben Kingsley gets to let his hair down and have great fun playing the terrorist The Mandarin. The story itself is much better than the second film and the bad guy for once is not just another nutjob in a metal suit. There is even a slight twist woven into the storyline which is a pleasant if not completely out of the blue suprise. Overall the direction is very good, the acting and storyline great and the special effects are pretty awesome. It isn't as good as either Ironman 1 or the Avengers but it is up there as one of the best superhero films out there.
Verdict: 4.5/5
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