Not as bad as the first one. Then again, that'd be hard

Rating: 4/10 (6 April 2011)

So, I watched this title straight after the terrible 2008 Iron Man out of some sort of masochistic instinct of mine. Luckily, the story in this second part is relatively better (or not as bad as). You will find the same excellent CGI and even more action. You will also find the same nonsense (such as how Tony Starks' friend in the military -he lost a bit of weight after the first part...- is able to pilot another "Iron Man" and steal it after winning a fight against Tony's Iron Man without apparently any training in the mechanics of the suit. Oh, yeah, Tony was drunk, so I guess that explains why he lost. And why his friend is able to control the other suit perfectly (?)). They tried to put a bit of more depth into the story and Tony's relation with his late father, which is something that goes in the right direction, regardless how shallow it still looks. Nevertheless, this is just another Hollywood super-production for teenagers and die-hard Iron Man fans I guess (if they liked the horrible first movie, I'm sure they'd love this one). Don't expect much apart from action and supposedly hot babes behaving badly. Special mention to Samuel "SnakesOnThePlane" Jackson for his role as Nick Fury. Another reason to forget this film.