How is Iron Man 2? The last one opened two years back and just about every critic liked it, audiences too. Now, the sequel’s here, and it’s also good.
It starts by recapping the end of the last one, when Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) outs himself as Iron Man. Now, because of it, the U.S. Government wants his Iron Man armor. Meanwhile, his power source/pacemaker’s poisoning him, and Stark’s been keeping it a secret. That’s never a good thing.
This Russian guy Vanko (Mickey Rourke) has a grudge against Tony for something Tony’s pa did to his pa, his former business partner. So he makes himself some bad guy gear and goes after Tony. He also meets Tony’s business rival, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell), and the two baddies conspire to do some bad stuff.
Once again, Robert Downey Jr. makes a likeable rogue out of Tony Stark. He does “display textbook narcissism” quite well, but also commitment to duties other than to his own. He’s so effective in this two-sided role that his reluctance to divulge his mortality seems most natural and not artificial padding by screenwriter Justin Theroux.
The effects here are in top-form. The CGI enhanced-armor and CGI created machines mesh very well in their environment. This makes the set pieces amazing to behold. A highlight: the battle with Tony, his now-armored partner Jim Rhodes (Don Cheadle) against a legion of War Machines.
Should you take time out of your schedule to see Iron Man 2? For the aforementioned reasons, and many more, the answer is yes. Be sure to stick to the end of the credits when you do.
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- This is the blog where I talk about the latest movies I've seen. These are my two Schnauzers, Rufus (left) and Marley (right, RIP). As of now, the Double Hollywood Strikes are officially over. May the next strikes not last as long as these ones did.
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