IRON MAN THREE - My Review

So, Tony Stark....you are a character.  One of the most colorful.  Robert Downey Jr's performance in the Iron Man trilogy certainly deepened the humanity of the Superhero movie genre.  I enjoyed the mixing it up of different elements characters and plot twists in Iron Man Three.  I'm sure that Gwenyth Paltrow enjoyed the fact that Pepper Potts had more to do than sit in an office in this movie.  Guy Pierce did a good job as he always does as a villain (he was a great bad guy in The Count of Monte Cristo).

Iron man Three was well-directed and managed to make the audience hold their breath a couple of times.  The movie's sense of humor was there too to keep watchers laughing.  As Tony bares his soul (you'll have to stay til after the credits to see who he is talking to) he acknowledges that he (like us) is responsible for a lot of the mayhem in our lives.  I think that that is a good lesson for us all.  Tony tries to find a solution for the turmoil in his heart by ceaselessly tinkering with his tech - like a lot of guys I know with their stuff.  But nothing helps.  He can't sleep and no amount of tech can rewire the human heart.  I enjoyed Iron Man Three much more than two, which was entertaining, but not as beefy in plot and deep in character development.

Director Shane Black brought his A Game and I'm glad that Jon Favreau was in the movie as a character but turned the direction over to Black.  This is something Lucas should have done in Star Wars episodes II and III the way he did with Empire and Jedi.  Fresh Directing perspective is a good idea with multiple sequels.  Brian Tyler's score was great and infectious and the new Iron Man theme stuck in my head afterward--a good sign the composer did his job well.

I'd say 8 out of 10.  Nuff Said.