Title: Iron Man 3
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau e Ben Kingsley
Marvel Studios delivers an enticing guilty pleasure: ‘Iron Man 3,’ is undeniably entertaining, witty and extremely amusing. Robert Downey Jr’s tomfoolery is in great shape and Ben Kingsley almost overshadows him with his drollness.
The third chapter of Iron Man is set after the events that occurred in ‘The Avengers,’ when Tony Stark faces a powerful enemy, the Mandarin. Left only to rely on his instincts, he must embark on a harrowing quest to find those responsible for destroying his personal life and ultimately learn the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: ‘Does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?’
The brilliant screenplay written by Drew Pearce and director Shane Black has a whimsical dialogue, that gives a rather surprising take on the superhero movie. Two Downton Abbey jokes and a comment concerning the missing dad of the child who will make friends with the genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist, will make you laugh until your sides split.
Robert Downey Jr. is amusing, welding goofiness and sex appeal, next to his beloved Pepper Potts, interpreted so excellently by Gwyneth Paltrow that it makes us wish to see more of her on the big screen. Guy Pearce performs the role of the suave science entrepreneur Aldrich Killian, in the traditional unstable and unprincipled manner, with a touch of self-mockery. But the cherry on top is Ben Kingsley who, along the Hollywood convention of casting British actors as the bad guys, plays an amusingly unexpected middle-eastern terrorist.
‘Iron Man 3’ marks Shane Black’s second feature film as director, after the excellent ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ in 2005. Black has managed to move away from the the dull ‘Iron Man 2’ directed by Jon Favreau, turning this sequel into a luxury superhero entertainment.
Technical: A
Acting: B+
Story: B
Overall: A-
Written by: Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
