Review of Iron Man Three

I was a little worried when going into this movie, as the third movie is rarely the best of a trilogy. And sure enough, I felt a little disappointed when I was done. And then I sat down to think about it. And the more I thought, the more I realized what a good movie I had just watched. I think what put me of at first was the lack of Iron Man, as in the suit. This movie is more about the character of Tony Stark dealing with his personal issues, and I think that was the right call. His character and his relationsship with Pepper is expanded on in a natural way, and his struggles feel realistic and like a logical progression for him as a character. The movie suffers a bit from a few unnecessary characters and scenes in the middle of the movie, and there are some other pacing issues, but for the most part, the movie is well-structured. It also has a villain with a pretty cool design, even if he is rather bland and boring as a character. The action is well made and has a decent amount of tension as well. This is definietly a step-up from Iron Man 2, and while it's not as good as Iron Man 1, it's definietly a fun time that I don't regret watching.