Iron Man 2
Tony stark thrives to protect his fathers legacy in Iron Man 2, as he his has identity been exposed and his enemies are on the rise
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April 15, 2013
Despite being more traditional in structure and theme than the original, Iron Man 2 offers just about everything anyone could ask for in a superhero spectacular, and then some.
May 14, 2010
Rourke puts a human face, albeit a bashed one, on comic book villainy.
April 15, 2013
As for the actual grand finale, Downey Jr. and Cheadle seem like they're already network gaming the PS3 release instead of facing any actual threat, and Rourke goes out like a chump.
June 22, 2013
It's much more fun to create a franchise than to doggedly sustain it.
July 06, 2010
The best scenes are still the ones with Downey and Gwyneth Paltrow (as Stark's charm-resistant assistant, Pepper Potts), or just Downey alone. The rest feels like padding, which is something a sleek-suited superhero shouldn't need.
May 02, 2013
Throws down the armored gauntlet to all the other summer blockbusters - bring your "A" game or be content being the season's second best movie.
May 07, 2010
Even the director...seems to view the heavy clanking of mechanized men as a bit of a chore: the kind of well-prepared yet unremarkable meat course that must inevitably follow the delightful amuse bouche of Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of Stark.
April 15, 2013
Robert Downey Jr., plays Stark with a twinkle in his eye and a sense of fun, but can't quite stamp the same authority onto the film as he did in the first version.
July 06, 2010
It's enjoyable to see a quality superhero dynamically and enthusiastically rendered.
April 15, 2013
It's half the fun of the first movie and twice as convoluted.
July 07, 2015
It too frequently seems that Iron Man's battles could simply be replaced with a scene featuring Stark and his opponent measuring their respective suit's RAM, with a glance towards their supporting company's share prices.
April 15, 2013
The whiz-bang stuff here -- while never less than slick -- doesn't produce anything we haven't seen before.
