A sequel that could have been much better

Rating: 6/10 (16 July 2012)

Coming off of one of the better Marvel films to date, Iron Man 2 is an OK film, but I expected a lot better. With Robert Downey, Jr., arguably one of the more popular actors in the world today, in the starring role, why wasn't the writing up to par this time? Yes, it may be said that the first Iron Man revamped Downey, Jr's career, it was notably because the writing was up to his performance, which was good, by the way, and the sequel is more worried about being an action movie and introducing new villains, allies, and trying to be funnier, which eventually becomes one of the more tiresome elements of the film. That being said, the film's action is quite satisfying, especially the last scene with the kind of robot war that happens. Unfortunately, it's the only good one. Otherwise, the party scene is reminiscent of Spider-Man 3's dance scene, and the Justin Hammer character is unnecessary and unfunny, but the film hits a few good spots, and it recovers.