MCU 07: Iron Man 3 (2013)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was very well done, and surprisingly bloody for a Marvel film. Suffering from PTS, Tony Stark barely avoids going off the deep end as he tries to insulate his relationship with Pepper and keep up the outward appearance of the untouchable hero. The cracks are sever and obvious as his world literally comes crumbling down around him, with Pepper right in the cross-hairs. The original was still the best, but this one ranked better in overall film quality than the second in the series. Still lots of plot spackle which is nicely tied up and swept under the rug. If not for the possible exploding consequences, the new and improved Pepper might have had advantages to add to the Avengers and stay by Iron Man's side even more than just as Tony Starke.