Iron Man 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 3, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
14
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 3, 2013
In other words, Iron Man 3 -- once more delivering a satisfying combination of humor, action and dazzling set pieces -- provides everything fans of the franchise expect. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfApr 30, 2013
Given the keys to the franchise and a role in the writing, Black has massively upped the verbal sparring and kept the broad inventiveness of comic-book malleability in mind. “I’m a mechanic,” Stark says to the boy in a moment of self-doubt. That’s 100% Black, that line, a tidy code of craft, and the jitters pass. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonApr 23, 2013
It’s undeniably entertaining – and worth seeing for Kingsley alone – with the misfires never fully overshadowing the moments of glory. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 1, 2013
Here, it’s hard not to wish Downey were sparring with his costumed comrades again, instead of trading barbs with the far-less-colorful cast members — old and new — of this busy, sporadically diverting sequel. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 3, 2013
The action, directed by Shane Black, ranges from passable to interminable. The plot goes from clang to bang. Downey Jr. is still the best thing about this series. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMay 2, 2013
The third iteration of a franchise that began so well becomes a hollow hymn to martial gadgetry. The suits and story clank in unison. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayMay 2, 2013
A frantic, occasionally funny, finally enervating bricolage of special effects, explosive set pieces, sardonic one--liners and notional human emotions, this branch of the Marvel franchise tree feels brittle and over--extended enough to snap off entirely. Read full review
50
SlateDana StevensMay 2, 2013
Unfortunately, that sharp-eyed domestic comedy is dwarfed by the far less well-written supervillain crime plot that surrounds it. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMay 2, 2013
Judged solely in comparison to its corporate cousins, Iron Man 3 is a defective model. It’s lightweight but slow, padded with cheap jokes to disguise how hollow it is. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMay 1, 2013
Violent and nonsensical, with story elements in contradiction, it is lifted up by the efforts of the actors, who try to put a human face on the blockbuster machinery and almost succeed.
50
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackMay 1, 2013
The film provides more of the same and nothing startlingly innovative, but what's here is good. Read full review
50
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekApr 29, 2013
The big problems with Iron Man 3 are less specific to the movie itself than they are characteristic of the hypermalaise that’s infected so many current mega-blockbusters—too much plot, too much action, too many characters, too many pseudo-feelings. Read full review
50
VarietyScott FoundasApr 25, 2013
Iron Man 3 is more perfunctory and workmanlike than its two predecessors, but this solid production still delivers more than enough of what fans expect. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisMay 2, 2013
Stuff blows up and then more stuff blows up because that’s what happens when diversions like this hit movie screens around this time of year: chaos reigns and then some guy cleans it up. Read full review
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