Iron Man 3 Reviews

Here, it's not the suit that makes the man; it's the man that makes the suit. And Downey is still the star that keeps it-and this multi-million-dollar movie franchise-roaring and soaring.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

A lumbering half-assed attempt at self-seriousness with lots of stuff blowing up, a smattering of repartee, one excellent sequence, and a brace of uninteresting villains.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

Iron Man 3 provides loads of high-flying fun thanks to the immense charisma of the quick-quipping Robert Downey Jr.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

Not the best of the three but Robert Downey, Jr. is better than ever.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

In the midst of various plot threads with varying degrees of contemporary relevance, Black pulls off a crazy plot twist a little more than halfway through the film that's truly inspired and solidifies it as a comedy.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

With its satisfying combination of humor, action and dazzling set pieces, Robert Downey Jr. and company provide everything fans of the franchise expect.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

A superhero movie with enough intelligence and personality that it should appeal to plenty outside its intended comic book demographic.

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Watching a Shane Black movie is like listening to a noisy garage band, where no matter how sloppily they skronk through a verse, when they tighten up and hit that sing-along chorus, the lack of polish somehow makes it sound even better.

Full Review | Original Score: A-

I have found each of the "Iron Man" films a marked improvement over its immediate predecessor...primarily due to the trajectory of Stark's relationship with Pepper Potts and the series' more fearsome recent villains.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

A worthy addition to the vaunted Marvel franchise!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Iron Man 3 is a spectacularly fun ride. A superhero movie that is, indeed, super.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

The trouble is that, as the plot quickens, any cleverness withdraws, to make way for the firecrackers of the climax. That is not Black's forte, and his movie duly slumps into a mess.

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Suffers from franchise rust.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Like the suits Tony Stark pilots by remote throughout the film, it feels like an empty shell, all sleek and shiny and looking the part on the surface but hollow at the core.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

And so was born Iron Man 3, featuring the further exploits of the only superhero who is not dishwasher-safe.

Full Review | Original Score: B

Despite a somewhat slow start and occasional plot missteps, Iron Man 3 ultimately soars thanks to its charismatic leading man and director Shane Black's man-on-wire balancing act of humor and action.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Like Iron Man 2, the movie is generally engaging, occasionally dull, frequently cluttered, and recommended with only the greatest of reservations.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

I've got 3D, but I want 4D. And 5D when it is concocted.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

While not a complete failure as visceral eye-candy, Iron Man 3 substitutes schmaltz for inspiration and novelty. It's disappointing that what appears to be the franchise's last chapter goes out not with a bang, but with a shrug.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

bounds with buoyant irreverence and serious suspense. The scale is large, the payoffs larger, and the sense of fun is never too far from the angst and anguish Stark endures between quips and feats of derring-do.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5