Review: Iron Man 3 (first-pass)

Iron Man 3 (3D) - First-Pass / Spoiler-Free
Cert: 12A / 135 mins / Dir. Shane Black



Midnight show for the win? IM3 wasn't entirely what I was expecting, but I'm still slightly reeling, I think. It isn't the sensory battering ram that Avengers was, but it's not far off.

Shane Black makes a good directorial successor to Favreau and there's a sense, not of moving on, but of evolution for the character. That said, it's still massive, massive fun for fans of the previous entries in the series.

Ben Kingsley: Best. Villain. Ever.

Almost.



Definitely.



For my money, definitely.



Cinema (the 3D's not essential, though).



Yeah.



Yes. This week, in fact.



…no, but there's a sweet Stan Lee cameo and a short scene at the end of all the credits.





Note: Yep, short and sweet review, partially due to the fact that I need to see it again before I can pick it apart, and partly due to the fact that it's 3am and I've got to be up for work at 7. The combination of sleep deprivation, caffeine and Iron-Man-adrenaline should make for an interesting meeting at 10am...

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