Well, actually it DID live up to the hype!!! I plan on seeing it again in theaters very soon, it's worth every penny!!! Marvel has truly outdone themselves with this flick!!! However, there were a few things I didn't like in the movie but on with the review!!!
The plot is that Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) has revealed his identity as Iron Man and is resisting calls by the United States Government to hand over the technology. Ivan Vanko (Rourke) has duplicated the technology and built weapons of his own, creating new challenges for Stark.
Favreau has done it again and has made a excellent sequel!!! Here's what I thought of the actors:
Robert Downey, Jr., as Tony Stark / Iron Man: He was born to play the role and I just can't see anyone else playing Iron Man but him!!! I can't wait to see him in
The Avengers!!!
Don Cheadle as Lt. Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine: Perhaps the biggest letdown of the film for me, Cheadle basically sucked as Rhodes. He had no connection/chemistry with the other actors and was so bland. Why on earth they replaced Terrence Howard is beyond me but they never should have. Howard was the perfect War Machine, Cheadle is NOT!!! I'm really hoping Cheadle's role is small in
The Avengers, he was just plain awful as War Machine.
Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko / Whiplash: Rourke was great as Vanko!!! He brought life to the character and his russian accent was excellent! I really liked his performance, he's on his way back to being a great actor!
Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia "Pepper" Potts: Great as always!!! Love seeing her and RDJ always have fun with each other!!!
Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer: One of the best performances in the movie, 2nd only to RDJ. He stole every scene he was in and made a great Justin Hammer!!! I'm really hoping he's in
Iron Man 3!!!
Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow: She did a good job playing the part but her character was really underused unfortunatley. Still I loved seeing Scarjo kick some ass!!!
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury: Why everyone is hating on him, I don't know. He was great as Nick Fury and was funny to! Can't wait to see him in Cap and Avengers!!!
Now onto the things I didn't like in the film. Some parts of this movie are just SOOOO boring and the fight scenes with Whiplash are way to short, especially the one at the end. It's only 20 seconds of friggin fighting!!!! Now come on Marvel, please make longer fight scenes!!! The sequel kind of goes to fast, there's no character development with Black Widow at all and her character is so underused, it just makes you want to say to Favreau, "What the hell happened?" I had a problem with Cheadle as War Machine (read above) but apart from these things I really liked the movie.
In the end, it may dissapoint some people but it didn't really dissapoint me. It's not better than the 1st one but it is a good sequel. Bring on
Thor!!!
-3.5 out of 4 stars-