Iron Man 3
Don't worry, there are no spoilers to be found here - even though I'm pretty sure that the whole world has seen this already. This might just seem like my trying to excuse how long I have taken to finally getting round to reviewing this film, but by waiting over a week, I am able to come to the film with a somewhat different perspective than had I reviewed it straight after seeing it. Especially since I gave the very flawed (but come on, it ain't that bad) Iron Man 2 a far better review than it probably deserved by reviewing it straight after the press screening and not having the time to let it sink in. The good news then, is that Iron Man 3 still stands up to me as a very good film that effortlessly surpasses its predecessor and is at least as good as the film that started it all. This, despite the fact that there has been a fair amount of backlash against the film - backlash, which I mostly find all but impossible to understand. After the game-changing Avengers ...