Iron Man 3 should be at least applauded for the willingness to take a very stale and dated movie formula and flip it on its face. This film is careful not stray away from the qualities that make Tony Stark such a beloved figure; he is still extremely charming, brass and still funny as hell. However this is still far from your typical "Super Hero film" instead of usual car crash and explosion that have plagued the genre for decades; Shane Black instead decides to go with more of character driven story and let's just say the results are mixed.

Positives

• Another strong lead performance by Robert Downey Jr
• Excellent comedic timing; probably the funniest out of the 3.
• Ty Simpkims who played the kid "Harley" put in a tremendous performance; while not on the screen too long I thought his and Starks banter back and forth were some of best scenes of the movie
• Returning back to what made the 1st Iron Man so special and that it felt very grounded in reality; and while this film does not hit that note seamlessly; it does feel more realistic than the last film.

Negatives

• A common thread in the majority of the MCU films is the lack of a real creditable villain; and this one is no different. While his motivation are sorta touched upon, unfortunately there was never in real weight behind it and just fell short along with zero explanations on how to defeat him; just made for a very frustrating and convoluted viewing of the 3rd act.
• Too many plot twist; I feel like the film try to clever for its own good; yes surprises can be exciting but only if they make sense, and on several occasions there were plot twist that were either predictable or just made little sense.
• Lack of action; yes I applauded the attempt at making a more meaningful super hero Movie and I feel there can be a balance in doing this unfortunately I feel
this film leans heavily on the character moments and because of that I believe to more casual watchers it will drag a bit.