Film Review: Iron Man 2

Film Review: Iron Man 2

And Tony Stark is back! Better? One thing for sure, it's still helluva lot of fun!
(Not to worry, no spoilers here)

Review Opinion
By thecanadian - May 02, 2010 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Iron Man 2

I could name so many sequels that surpassed it's already successful original, Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars), X-Men 2, The Dark Knight (Batman Begins), Batman 2 (Tim Burton's), etc. Second installments are where some franchises go supernova. These legendary part twos makes people anticipate the next movie all the more.

Does Iron Man cut it?

The CGI was amazingly flawless. And the action sequences doesn't disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed the witty exchanges/dialogue. Fast cars, cool gadgets, the women ... yes the film was definitely lots of fun.

Robert Downey Jr. nailed the role of Tony Stark as expected. Cocky and selfish, yet you couldn't help but still love the guy. Downey has a way of batting the dialogue and his chemistry with Paltrow (Pepper Potts) is undeniable.

Sam Rockwell (Justin Hammer) as the Stark wannabe was also perfect, less brains, less charisma, less success. Jokes even fell flat and you can sort of see he was trying a bit too hard to be like Tony Stark.

Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) really owned the role - alluring and amazing action sequences. I couldn't help but wish she had more screen time. And I'm happy to see more of Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) than I did on the first film.

Unfortunately despite the fact that I enjoyed this film, I can't say it's one of those epic second films. Iron Man 2’s inability to build on the first film was somewhat disappointing. There were too few new and significant development on the film considering that Tony Stark was on one of the most intriguing lead character/hero we've encountered.

Overall I still say people ought to go watch this. It's worth the ticket price and don't forget to wait until the end of the credits.

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Paulley
Paulley - 5/2/2010, 1:07 PM
@tea i think you just have something against leading ladies.. especially red heads.. bet your a Mary Jane Watson hater too ;)

anyway.. i agree completely with this review.. they went with style over substance..

Im hoping the more unknown less hyped status of the other pre Avengers film will work in there favour.. i think thats wht the first film worked so well it wasnt bogged down by the need to be a merchandising powerhouse or paying back a giant sized budget... mass marketing inst usually a good thing.
thecanadian
thecanadian - 5/2/2010, 8:56 PM
@teabag - Maybe it's just that I'm not all that familiar with the Black Widow, but she's a spy - Isn't the lack of expression part of the role? Make her seem more mysterious? Her fight scenes were something else. I'd love to see her handle far more than henchmen.

@Paulley - Good point. I agree, they played it safe and simply made sure it's highly marketable.
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 5/2/2010, 9:28 PM
i really loved iron man 2, it was amazing but for some reason it didn't beat the first one
Paulley
Paulley - 5/3/2010, 5:46 AM
@canadian i also thought that maybe it was just part of the character
Paulley
Paulley - 5/3/2010, 9:07 AM
hes got a point
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