With Iron Man 3 Marvel Studios found themselves in a somewhat precarious
situation. Coming off the back of the super hit superhero extravaganza The Avengers, they had a lot to live up
to and in a sequel to the poorly received Iron
Man 2, they had some damage to undo. Stuck between a team of superhero
rocks and an iron suited hard place they’ve managed to pull it out of the bag
once more and produce a thoroughly entertaining action movie which is in my
view, the best Iron Man movie to
date.
Our arrogant, former playboy hero
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is now settled with his live in girlfriend Pepper
Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). While Potts manages Stark Enterprises, Stark himself
tinkers in his basement on new designs and upgrades for his Iron Man suit. Unwanted
flashbacks to the events at the close of The
Avengers movie provide a distraction to his work and coupled with insomnia
he begins to lose focus on what really matters in the life of Stark, instead
focussing on his alter ego. With his dedication to Iron Man reaching addictive
levels he finds he needs to focus when a new menace threatens the world in the
form of shady terrorist The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) and a small army of indestructible
men whom he has at his disposal.
