In the sequel to the much loved and successful 1st Iron Man movie, Tony Starks finds himself slowly dying from the energy source in his chest. He's getting poisoned from it and at the same time its what keeping him alive! In this movie he has just admitted to the world that he is Iron Man and is basking in the fame. So with the mix of him dying, the gov't trying to get their hands on the Iron Man technology, and the evil he has to face Tony Stark is struggling to control it all. One great addition to the sequel is War Machine, Tony Stark's partner in battle, controlled by one of his closest friends Rhodey, who's a military man.
Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, he's a great actor who has been making his comeback to the movie world these last 3-4 years. His performance in this movie was average for him. So he was good, but I felt he could have done better. I kept thinking Tony Stark was experiencing the early stages of Parkinson's lol. Downey Jr was a little on the fidgety side. The character seemed to have ADD and I couldnt understand his speech at times, he was speaking some of his words to fast. But like I said It was a good performance, it was just only average for him.
One other aspect I liked was the connection thats forming with the Marvel universe! They're prepping the Avengers, so we're starting to see Iron Man, Hulk and others intertwine.
In this connection, Samuel L Jackson will play Nick Fury. He made his appearance in Iron Man 2, he is signed to do 9 films in total as Nick Fury. From what I saw in Iron Man 2, Sam Jack has to tone it down lol. I know he's a loud actor, he's loud in all his movies, but Fury should be the strong silent type. A guy who says whats needed and I would like to see him be more serious.
Also in the film, Black Cat was introduced and in the film she was powerless, just a skilled fighter. But from what I know of Black Cat she has above average strength and is a high flying act. I would have liked to see her appear in Spider-man, Dare Devil, or Captain America before Iron Man!
IN CONCLUSION, MY RATING SYSTEM FOR SUPER-HERO/COMIC BOOK MOVIES HAS BEEN GREATLY AFFECTED DUE TO THE BRILLIANT FILM "THE DARK KNIGHT" (BATMAN IS KING). IT WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE, SO I GIVE IRON MAN 2 A.. 2.5
*Ratings is out of 4 stars*
*Ratings is out of 4 stars*
