About Iron Man 3
One of the early ones out of the block is Iron Man three in which Robert Downey Jr returns as the billionaire-inventor-superhero Tony Stark, aka Iron Man.
Directed & co-written by Shane Black, the man behind the Deadly Weapon movies & hailed as a pioneer of the action style, it�s a actual romp of a film (which will be welcome news to those who sat through the arduous prequel.)
This time, the film-makers have gone for a back-to-basics feel in which Stark is forced to discover a way back to being a superhero when all his money & toys are stripped away.
Technically it�s a sequel to films, Iron Man two & last summer�s The Avengers in which Iron Man as well as a roll call of Marvel comic book heroes united to protect Manhattan from aliens.
He does at least have his former assistant-turned-CEO Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) on hand to soothe him as the pair have moved in together.
Stark hasn�t coped so well in the aftermath of these events (this is a that historicallyin the past thought he was the most powerful man in the world) & they find him a nervy insomniac liable to panic assaults.
It�s not long, though, before their domestic bliss is thwarted by a two-pronged assault - the arrival of biologically advanced super-powered humans & the mysterious figurehead of a terror group known as The Mandarin.
The special effects are faultless & deserve to be seen in 3D, while Iron Man�s suit, which appears like a swarm of bees & attaches itself piece by piece to Stark, adds additional interest.
This film supersedes lots of (including Iron Man two) in that the thrills & spills are seldom to the detriment of the story & script, which feel sharp & fresh.
Downey Jr gives an entertainingly nervous performance as a superhero on the edge, while his jaded one-liners raise a laugh.
In any other film, Stark�s relationship with the young boy who discovers him recuperating in his shed would be played for schmaltz � but not here.
In lieu, Downey Jr delivers acerbic lines to great comic effect.
Fun for both fans & newbies to the comic book world, the film could be a lengthy 129 minutes but it doesn�t feel like it. That�s a bonus as you won�t need to leave your stool before you�ve seen the end-of-credits surprise.
Man Pearce as the founder of a brain-trust organisation, Don Cheadle as Stark�s ally & Rebecca Hall as his former lover all put in charismatic performances (though it's to be said the latter feels underused,) a special mention has to go to Sir Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin as well as a turn of events that feels truly inspired.
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