Overall Iron Man 2 is enjoyable and marks the beginning of the summer popcorn movie season. This film has a lot of faults that I really can't seem to get into without getting into spoilers as most of my issues with this film is the story and plot. There are quite a few plot holes and a lot of moments where you feel that something was very lame or extremely predictable.
As far as action goes, this may not be the Iron Man magnum opus of action films you were hoping for. One of my biggest issues with the first one was the lack luster "Boss" battle at the end of the film. This down fall is once again repeated in this film. The large action piece at the end is pretty good, but again there are some issues.
The characters of the film are throughout pretty good. Robert Downey Jr. brings his wit and arrogance in full force as the title character, you would be hard pressed to find anyone else that could really bring Tony Stark to life beyond RDJ. Gwyneth Paltrow is great as Pepper Potts, her and RDJ seem to have great chemistry on screen. Mickey Rourke plays Whiplash, the mad Russian scientist hell bent on killing Tony Stark, sadly he isn't given as much screen time as I would have liked and some of my issues with the character is he seems too Mickey Rourke at times which you'll understand if you go ahead and watch the film. Sam Rockwell is always a delight in a film and nothing has changed as he plays Justin Hammer the rival weapon manufacturer. Scarlett Johansson is the fiery red head of hotness Natalie Rushman but I have a few issues with her character that I cannot get into without spoilers again. Don Cheadle takes over the role of Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes/War Machine from actor Terrence Howard he does his job alright but I can't help but feel there was some more character to the Rhodes played by Terrence Howard, but at the same time Rhodes in this film has a very one sided mission and is quite lacking in the character department with very little overall story arch. And last but certainly not least, Samuel L. Jackson, he is Nick Fury and there isn't anyone else that could do his version of Nick Fury (The Nick Fury he plays is based off of the Ultimates series of comics and it is said that they designed that Nick Fury off of Samuel L Jackson).
THE VERDICT:B
Go watch it, its worth a few bucks and you probably won't dissect the story like I did, but this isn't the sequel we all hoped it would be and it sure as hell isn't The Dark Knight. This movie is fun though and certainly will be enjoyed by the masses. So grab your popcorn and sodas.
Don't forget to stay after the credits there is something Norse awaiting you.
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