I don't want to join your super secret boy band....

Rating: 7/10 (23 January 2011)

Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military.
Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies....
The sequel to the surprise hit of the other summer was always going to be hard work, and while it's nowhere near as good as the original, it was one of the better summer movies to be released last year, and to be fair 2010 was one of the worst years ever for summer blockbusters.
If it wasn't for RDJ being the lead, this would have failed big time. Every other member of the cast appears to be on auto pilot, and it's just a great move of Favreau to include him in almost every single shot or scenario.
The set pieces are a little bigger, but the best ones are used int he first half of the movie (the briefcase scene, and the birthday party).
The rest of the film is Stark dealing with his inner demons and trying to fight his illness, which for an event film Can get a little boring at times.
Rourke is okay as Danko, but he overdoes the Russian theatrics and does very little after using his lightsaber whips. Rockwell isn't on form in this, and i couldn't take him seriously because of the amount of fake tan on his hands.
But there is still fun to be had. The chemistry between Stark and Potts is amazing and Jackson gets an extended cameo as Fury.
There are also nods to Captain America and Thor, but very one knows that by now.