AWESOME is how I would like to start the review. The much awaited sequel of the Iron Man series has released ......and with a Bang!!! Iron Man 3 has some high octane action sequences which are worth a watch. This time Tony Stark has more to him than his usual self. He is emotionally evolved, worried and shares his fears with Pepper Pots. Robert Downey Jr is hands down the Iron Man. No one other than him could have essayed the role of Iron Man with such ease and finesse. He is witty, charming and an undisputed superhero.
The movie starts with a flashback of New Year's Eve in 1999, where Tony Stark is with his scientist girlfriend Maya Hansen (Rebecca Hall) and arrogantly avoids scientist Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), who wants Stark's backing for his research - Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM). The story moves to present day America where Stark is settled in his Malibu Mansion and has created many Iron Man suits - which causes many debates between Stark and Pepper. A series of attacks on America by the terrorist Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), who is the head of a terrorist organisation called The Ten Rings, leaves the intelligence agencies worried and bewildered. When Stark Industries security chief Happy Hogan (Stark's former bodyguard and loyalist) is caught in one such attack, Stark revives himself from his trance and issues a threat to the Mandarin....... who promptly responds by destroying Stark's home with helicopter gunships. Stark survives and finds himself in rural Tennessee. Due to lack of sufficient power in his suit he is unable to return and the world believes him to be dead. Meanwhile, Aldrich has not forgotten Stark's arrogance and rejection and is set to make him repay. Then comes a twist in the tale which only makes the movie more interesting. Who exactly is Mandarin? Who is helping him in these attacks? All the questions eventually get answered......and how!!!
Iron Man 3 is a well executed and a fast paced movie with some great performances. Every character has a well etched role. Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce have enacted their role well and are great to watch. It is interesting to watch how Tony Stark is able to control his different Iron Man suits with the help of Jarvis, his computer. I enjoyed the movie and would certainly recommend it. A word of caution - one can't help but feel that the story is more about Stark's own dilemmas rather than the Iron Man. Purists may be a little dissappointed. But, overall a good entertainer with lots of action, drama and some witty one liners. This one is surely to be watched in the theatres.
Nidhi
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