Marvel Movie Triumphs And Failures

No. 10: Iron Man 3

This shouldn't really be a suprise. This movie was action packed and we got to see all the armour Tony had built, since he first became Iron Man. We were also treated to a more personal side of Tony Stark, in which he battles nightmares related to the Chitari attack on New York.

Oh, and that kid in Kentucky? Best character in the entire film! He brought our Tony's full-throated hero side, which is not always easy to see.

And yet, the script for Iron Man 3 still seemed to fall short. The Killian and Pepper love triangle thing they had going on was just plain weird and not engaging at all. Perhaps the biggest let down was finding out Ben Kingsley's Manderin was actually just a dufus actor with an accent. We all felt duped, after expecting the guy who carried the Ten Rings of Power. This is the one of Iron Main's most devious enemies from his comics mythos and instead the film turned him into a punchline.

Overall, a let down.