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Director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) took a screenplay by Drew Pearce (No Heroics, Pacific Rim) and made a fun romp of an adventure in this third film of the Iron Man franchise. It comes complete with a simple premise but a few plot twists that will definitely surprise you in the beginning, middle and end.

Most of this incredibly fun adventure is due to the magnetically charged personality that is Robert Downey, Jr. (Sherlock Holmes, Due Date) as Tony Stark. He is the genius billionaire with the alter ego known as Iron Man who seems to do things under his own agenda, whether anyone likes it or not. His relentless delivery of sarcasm, wit and humor toward almost everything about himself, his enemies and even his girlfriend, is nothing short of pure delight to watch.

Yes there are plenty of action sequences, flying sequences and some pretty impressive special effect sequences, but the heart of this film is his dedication and love for Miss Pepper Pots played even more dynamically this time around by Gwyneth Paltrow (Seven, Contagion). The two of them on screenare nothing but a pure delight of electricity and passion to watch. And, Gwyneth is much more than his pretty ‘Girl Friday’ in this film. Without saying much, she actually gets to wear one of the suits herself – what she does with it – look out!

Now without revealing too much, Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List) plays an astonishing role that will literally leave you in a state of shock, as the key villain, or so we think, as he has something strange about himself that is later revealed. Ben does an amazing job in this weird and offbeat character he was given to play.

Don Cheadle (Crash, Hotel Rowanda) reprises his role as the ‘patriotic’ version Iron man with a small chip on his shoulder. Scratch that, a large chip on his shoulder. In this film he realizes the importance of what Tony Stark is doing and learns that everything is not always as it appears to be, especially in the face of danger.

Now throw in a second villain played artistically evil by Guy Pearce (Momento, The Hurt Locker) and you have a sadistically cruel and vengeful character driven film that literally will keep you guessing all the way to the end. This film sees tons more action and definitely more defined characters than in the second film of the franchise, which was my least favorite of the three.

The movie is fast paced and heart pounding with movement and incredible stunts and effect sequences. The artistry of cinematography and visual effects combined make it almost hard to believe we are not watching it as it really happens. Composer Brian Tyler (Eagle Eye, Middle Men) does an amazing score to compliment the entire film with orchestral strides of passion and action combined to make you hum some of the underscore.

I personally feel the first Iron Man, although an origin story, still had more depth of story and character development and therefore still making it the best of the three for me. But this film is far superior in the humor and action department. You will literally be cheering in your seats at the finale. Oh, be sure and wait for the credits to end, I have a strange feeling a certain group of ‘super’ heroes are coming back soon. (Wink wink.)

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