I liked the first Iron Man because of how serious it took it's subject, I hated the 2nd Iron Man because of how serious it tried to be while filling itself with silly characters doing silly things. I liked this one because it gives up on the pretense of seriousness and just has fun with itself.
A man known only as The Mandarin is wreaking havoc across the globe and is threatening both the United States and the President himself, played early on as an Osama Bin Laden type, the movie sets a perilous tone early, but soon there are plot twists that reveal something else all together. Ben Kingsley is ridiculously awesome as The Mandarin, I mean just fucking awesome.
There are other baddies besides The Mandarin who may or may not be working with him, they've developed a way to turn human beings into bombs. It's silly yes, but outside of a few tense moments early it never tries to be too real or take itself too seriously and just has fun with what's happening. Because of the tone of the film it was much easier for me to take Stark being goofy, in fact it fit right in, so that was a pleasant surprise given how I felt about the last movie.
In the end it's a big, fun, silly, action packed romp that allows Downey to shine, in fact everyone in the movie is pretty damn awesome.
A fun blockbuster filled with A-Listers who shine that does exactly what it wants to do with gusto, you couldn't really ask for more.
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