Getting punched in the face has never been so much fun. At least since The Avengers. References to "New York," aliens, Tony Stark's past all culminated in this year's first blockbuster soon-to-be hit movie Iron Man 3.
Robert Downey Jr. is up to his old antics as Tony Stark, the witty, somehow lovable asshole and genius. Again, Gwyenth Paltrow plays Pepper Potts perfectly. Don Cheadle gives a repeat performance of the government-lackey version of Tony Stark because Stark is generally too busy being an avenger. Ben Kingsley and Rebecca Hall shine as The Mandarin and Maya Hansen respectively. Each putting great performances amongst an action film. And finally Guy Pearce. He reminded me a lot of his character from Memento, minus the short-term memory loss. Very one-track minded.
Story was strong and very entertaining. Lots of twists, if you haven't read the comics. Quippy dialogue as usual was intelligent and perfectly timed. This time around in the Iron Man series speaking played a larger role, which only made the fight scenes that much more adrenaline pumping. This is easily the best superhero movie since The Avengers, at least in terms of action. (The Dark Knight Rises was a superhero movie for non-comic book fans, in my opinion). Maybe because it has been one of the few notable superhero movies since that one.
The choreography for lack of a better term in the CGI was incredible! Tony is forced to fight in many trying situations one of which comprised one of the coolest sequences of the film. And all the mind-blowing things Tony does with his suits is fun to watch. Whether it's diving into a suit or fighting with minimal armor, you'll never expect the things he does with the suits.
Definitely the first blockbuster of the summer and a fun movie for everyone.
9/10
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