The third installment of the mega-successful franchise stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Jon Favreau, and Ben Kingsley. The charming and always witty Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) is back and ready to fight a new enemy: the Mandarin, a mysterious terrorist that employs superhuman soldiers. With the help of Colonel Rhodes (Cheadle), he must defeat the Mandarin to save his girlfriend, Pepper Potts (Paltrow). But what do scientist and entrepreneur Aldrich Killian (Pierce) and former Stark flame, botanist Maya Hansen (Hall), have to do with it all? Stark is about to find out as he suits up once again to defeat evil. The film is very entertaining, but the plot is a little lackluster. There could definitely have been more depth in the story, as well as more action. The film does, however, have some very strong points, including a hilarious cameo by Ben Kingsley -- I won't ruin his character for those who haven't seen the film yet, but he is simply brilliant, as always. I didn't leave the theatre overly impressed, but it is a very solid action film that avoided the usual plummet in quality as a franchise churns out sequel after sequel; this one holds up pretty well. Plus, you will get your daily dose of cuteness with the film's littlest star, Ty Simpkins!
Should you see it: Yes
Grade: B
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