Iron Man 3

The latest superhero action film Iron Man 3 kicks off the summer movie season with full force.

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as the playboy billionaire Tony Stark, who has a dayjob saving people as Iron Man. But in this film, he faces anxiety problems due to the rise of a new villian, the mandarin (Ben Kingsley) who has been causing terror in the Middle East. He has also faced problems with his girlfriend Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and is wondering if its worth being Iron Man anymore.

Going into this film, I was expecting another superhero film from Marvel, like The Avengers. Instead what I got was a very dark superhero film, with the plot focusing on Tony Stark rather than Iron Man. That is where the genius acting from Downey Jr. comes. He gives a great performance as Stark. Ben Kingsley is very good as the villain, The film takes on a surprising twist, without giving it away, which might upset fans of Iron Man. Paltrow does good work as Pepper, who constantly argues with Tony.

The storyline is really good, sort of like a ''Dark Knight Rises'' feel, with Stark not wanting to be Iron Man anymore. Shane Black focuses the film on Stark, who cannot sleep with the Mandarin causing trouble. Overall, Iron Man 3 is an entertaining superhero film, with some great acting and storyline. I kinda wanted it to be shorter, but I was satisfied with the ending. Great ending to the Iron Man trilogy.