In 2008 we were brought Iron Man, one of the great superhero films of the decade. Now in 2010 the saga continues in Iron Man 2, picking up precisely where the first film left off, with Tony Stark having made known to the public that he is Iron Man. Now the government is after the Iron Man suits and Tony Stark is being hunted by a Russian vigilante who wants revenge for the crimes committed against his family for when Tony's father was in power. Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson co-star in this big budget superhero action flick.
The first Iron Man was pretty much the embodiment of what a 12 year old boy would want in a superhero film. There was fun humor and good action and thankfully there was also a good story. It was fun and it moved along. Sure the final battle was a little lame but it still worked. Iron Man 2 doesn't pull through on this account. The humor is good and the action is mediocre but in the middle of the film the pace dies. The film could pretty much be split into three sections; humor with slight action, drama and dialogue, lots of action that ends quickly. I enjoyed the humor and enjoyed most of the action but the action scenes were far too short and Johannson stole the screen when it came to action scenes.
That being said, Iron Man 2 is still an enjoyable film. It's a summer blockbuster and still far superior to summer films such as Transformers 2. Robert Downey Jr. basically embodies Tony Stark just like Nathan Fillion embodied Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly. There are also more Iron Man suits which is fun. The only problem is it doesn't feel like we got another Iron Man film, it feels more like a Justice League prequel. Overall, the plot is weak, the action mediocre, the humor good, and the acting well done. But next time, write a better story.
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