Like Mark XLII Armor that Tony Stark favors in this film, pieces upon pieces of the story rapidly assemble themselves into one solid superhero tale.
It is gritty, but never forget the light-hearted, fun atmosphere the franchise has given us before. It has awesome actions, impressive visuals, and full of thrills, but not without substance. The story is fast-paced, rather complex and contrived; but it is also clear that Shane Black and crews have done brilliant writing, what with all the foreshadowings, subtle clues, and the consistently escalating climax. The acting is not the best the cast could give, but sufficient enough to make me care about them and understand their actions. And God, I'm so envious of little Harley.
But of course, no movie is flawless. Some plot contrivances are rather too convenient (if you have watched previous movies, they can be forgiven to some degree), not enough story-buildings because the Chekhov's Armory can be sometimes too well hidden to be noticed, The Mandarin is well... not so Mandarin, some gleeful violations to the law of physics, and many emotional scenes could have done better. Even so, nothing bothers me so much to degrade my enjoyment of this great film.
I confidently declare this movie to be the best among all Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to date. You must watch it.
You Must Watch It
Like Mark XLII Armor that Tony Stark favors in this film, pieces upon pieces of the story rapidly assemble themselves into one solid superhero tale.
It is gritty, but never forget the light-hearted, fun atmosphere the franchise has given us before. It has awesome actions, impressive visuals, and full of thrills, but not without substance. The story is fast-paced, rather complex and contrived; but it is also clear that Shane Black and crews have done brilliant writing, what with all the foreshadowings, subtle clues, and the consistently escalating climax. The acting is not the best the cast could give, but sufficient enough to make me care about them and understand their actions. And God, I'm so envious of little Harley.
But of course, no movie is flawless. Some plot contrivances are rather too convenient (if you have watched previous movies, they can be forgiven to some degree), not enough story-buildings because the Chekhov's Armory can be sometimes too well hidden to be noticed, The Mandarin is well... not so Mandarin, some gleeful violations to the law of physics, and many emotional scenes could have done better. Even so, nothing bothers me so much to degrade my enjoyment of this great film.
I confidently declare this movie to be the best among all Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to date. You must watch it.