Film Review: “Iron Man 3” (2013)

Yes, it’s a Christmas movie. (Spoilers included)

It’s that time of year when families get together, people trample each other to death at your local Walmart because their secret Santa pick was an estranged relative, and spoiled rich kids post their brand-new cars and Rolexes on Instagram. In other words, It’s Christmas. In the film world, that also means one of three things: families lining up to see the next big blockbuster, film nerds catching all of the Awards season hopefuls, or people putting on their favorite holiday film. I’ll be blunt: I’m more of a Halloween guy. Even many of the films don’t necessarily do it for me. Most people would rather watch 24 hours of “A Christmas Story” on cable TV, I’m part of the camp that declares “Die Hard” a Christmas movie. I’m not a monster: I have my favorites. Aside from the aforementioned “Die Hard”, I do enjoy other classics such as “Lethal Weapon”, “Gremlins”, and “Batman Returns”. I also dig some of the more traditional films such as “Christmas Vacation” and “A Harold & Kumar Christmas”. Just count me out of the Hallmark channel, please.

If there’s one film I always revisit around this time of year, it’s Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”. Upon its release back in May of 2013, the reception from both critics and audiences was about as divisive as 2017’s “The Last Jedi”. There were some who hated…