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Iron Man 2 was something I couldn't wait for but was a bit worried about as well. The reasons why I was worried was because there were a lot of superhero characters involved and that there could be too many stories going on at the same time and would be too much. This kind of thing happened with X-Men III: The Last Stand and Spider-Man 3 but thankfully it didn't with Iron Man 2. The film surpassed the hype and it turned out to be something that I really enjoyed. I am not sure which of the two I liked more but I can say they are both awesome films that I enjoyed equally.
Iron Man 2 begins 6 months after the end of the first Iron Man film where Tony Stark looks like he’s having the time of his life, but secretly he’s starting to crack from the strain of a mysterious malady. Meanwhile, deranged Russian Ivan Vanko is plotting to annihilate Tony, in the guise of super-villain Whiplash. Iron Man 2 had the better cast and a wider range of characters than the first film! Robert Downey Jr. Makes another triumph return as Tony Stark/Iron Man and proves once again that Stark is his character! Stark's life goes a bit downfall not only because he's Iron Man but also his relationship with Pepper Potts as well. Don Cheadle replaces Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes who is a good friend of Stark and becomes like another Iron Man known as War Machine. Gwyneth Paltrow in my opinion totally miscast for both Iron Man films! Unfortunately, her acting was poor and quite soppy. We all knew after the first film that she has feelings for Stark but unfortunately Paltrow didn't show that emotion like I was expecting. Mickey Rourke was FANTASTIC as Ivan Vanko! Rourke suited that character almost perfectly because he was that evil, scheming and pretty damn cool type. One thing, though: Ivan Vanko/Whiplash wasn't involved in the film that much, really. Scarlett Johansson was good as Natalie Rushman/Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow but unfortunately the character wasn't developed enough to get into. I think they could have improvised well if War Machine/James Rhodes wasn't in it but he is a major character to Iron Man. Sam Rockwell was awesome as Justin Hammer because he made Justin seem a pretty serious character but a bit of an idiot at the same time!
Jon Favreau is a director who I am really taking a strong liking to as of late because every time he has released a film, I have been totally entertained! He gave us Zathura and then most notably the first Iron Man. He returns to make a very entertaining sequel that only just managed to not turn out like Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3: an absolutely chaotic story but with entertaining action! The script was a bit soppy in some scenes of the film but to be honest that is quite typical of a film like this.
Overall, Iron Man 2 is a very entertaining film that I really enjoyed. It may have had a better cast in the sequel than the first film but I thought that the first film had the better plot hence why I think that one is better than the sequel. Other than that, a great start to summer blockbusters 2010.
6/10
