Iron Man 2
With the success of the first Iron Man movie a couple of years ago, it was obvious that a sequel was going to come along. Also, it seems that nearly every single comic book character is going to get his own long running series of movies as well. The first movie was action packed, witty, and cleverly written. The story was lacking originality in parts and some of the acting was a little questionable, but Iron Man was definitely a good first outing for the series.
The second Iron Man follows on from the first after Tony Stark has revealed to the world that he is, in fact, Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr. does a fantastic job playing the narcissistic, could be an advertisment for hair loss remedy, Tony Stark and delivers his lines with brilliant comic timing. I can’t imagine anyone else playing Iron Man now and that is a sign that an actor has truly made the role his own. Gwyneth Paltrow is a little lifeless as Pepper Potts, which is a little disappointing.
Scarlett Johansson looks fantastic and acts decently, but the best support actors would have to be Mickey Rourke and Don Cheadle acting as Ivan Vanko and Lt. Col. James Rhodes. I don’t want to divulge any information as to what happens in the movie, but it is fine to say that a couple of Avenger references come up.
Iron Man 2 is as witty as the first, and one gets a sense that the writers have really gained confidence from the first movie to push Tony Stark’s personality to the limits of what is acceptable. There are some great comedy moments and some brilliant action scenes. I think Mickey Rourke could have done with a bit more screen time, but perhaps that would have detracted from the overall story and theme behind Iron Man 2.
This movie is another huge success, although it does not top The Dark Knight. One of the top movies of the year and definitely the summer, go and see it now…oh and wait around until after the credits have rolled.