Black didn’t try to pretend that The Avengers didn’t happen and send Tony off on another unrelated bender. Iron Man 3 was the first film in Marvel’s Phase 2, and it came to theaters just a year after The Avengers. Yet it also has a lot of the trademarks of Black’s films, including the Christmas backdrop, zippy dialogue, and even a personal transformation for the lead character. Black also co-wrote the script with Drew Pearce with an eye towards making the film more in line with the comic books. The biggest reason why Iron Man 3 didn’t make the same mistakes as Iron Man 2 is that Favreau wisely stepped aside from the sequel, paving the way for Shane Black to step into the director’s chair. Writer/director Shane Black is Iron Man 3’s MVP Photo vis IMDb That’s why Iron Man 3 is the most underrated MCU movie, and we’re tired of pretending that it isn’t. Instead, it truly wraps up the character arc of Tony Stark and stands alone as the final film in a trilogy. Nor does it even try to continue the then-unfolding tale of the Infinity Saga. That’s because Iron Man 3 doesn’t pair up its title character with an unrelated hero just for the sake of a team-up. Iron Man 3 doesn’t fall into that trap, and it’s arguably one of the last true solo movies in the MCU.

Iron Man 2 is so focused on setting up The Avengers (with the introduction of Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow) that it never takes the time to be a good sequel to the original movie. It’s uncharacteristically sloppy, the script is nonsensical, and Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash is borderline incomprehensible. A better argument could be made for Iron Man 2 as one of the worst movies in the MCU.

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