Casual viewers would be delightfully entertained, but comic-book officianidos would be enraged beyond their wits at the point where the twist comes in regarding the villain.
For me, it was a great dose of CGI-filled entertainment, with Downey Jr pulling out some great punches while battling those "liquid metal", T-1000-
esque human villains, until that twist. The rest of the film lost credibility, even though the climax sequence was mind-blowing (although I didn't like the end of that sequence involving Pepper and Killian).
A true laugh-out-loud moment after the end credits roll out, but a bit disappointed with that too since I was looking for some sort of an indication towards the buildup to
The Avengers 2.
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