Shane Black takes over from Jon Favreau as director in the third instalment of this Iron Man trilogy. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) finds his world left in ruin at the hands of a villain, The Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), whose resources show no limits. This journey to save all he cares about will leave Stark to his own devices, having to rely on himself instead of his machines in order to progress.
Director and co-writer Shane Black deliver a strong addition to the franchise, creating great humour in the script tied with action and plot twists that will definitely capture the attention of the audience. Saying this however, Black takes longer than usual to get the film settled and rolling, with this only coming quite a way into the film once Stark has hit rock bottom and seeks the help of a young child in Tennessee (the very good, Ty Simpkins). What sets this film away from the others in the series is its move to a darker atmosphere, going down the root of Christopher Nolan's superhero giant and doing it well. The darker, more serious story is extremely fashionable at the minute, with Man Of Steel (2013) looking to be going a similar way.
It feels like the characters have grown up, becoming serious in their approach as Pepper (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Tony produce considerably more than just their repartee of banter and are now a true partnership that sees Pepper as the head of Stark Industries. Acting throughout the film is extremely strong with Ben Kingsley completely capturing the eye; his ability to control the screen reminding me of that of Heath Ledger's Joker. Robert Downey Jr. is given a script that allows him to continue his quick fire wit that has become something of a trademark of his. Moving out from the directors chair Jon Favreau takes up more of an acting role as Happy Hogan, creating a sincere lovable humour.
A solid superhero movie, but nothing on The Avengers (2012) or Nolan's Batman Trilogy (05-12).
J.Henderson.
7/10.
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