So far, the expectation from Iron Man films was that of mind numbing, explosive action with superb effects which more than made up for their lack of any further substance and it is precisely because of this pattern, I found the latest instalment to be a disappointment.

So much of the film was wasted on unnecessary dialogue, as if the makers were trying to convince us that such films can incorporate elements including character development, personality, emotional attachments etc... When you have a story that is pure fantasy/fiction and tying to make it look more like a conventional film then you have a problem, because no matter how work is put into maturing the persona of a metal covered super hero, he still is a sci-fi character, plus it will not get you any more fans.

As a result, there was an overload of mumbo-jumbo, which could have been reduced, and lesser of the impressive action sequences we have come to like about movies like this.

It thus ended up looking more tacky than a brilliant sci-fi/action movie.