Iron Man 2: 8.1

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2018)

I don't care what people say, I really like Iron Man 2. It's got Robert Downey Jr. doing his thing. It's got Sam Rockwell being a funny and charismatic idiot. It's got more Iron Man suits! It's got action. It's Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow in her prime. It's got more of Jon Faverau's Happy Hogan. It's got Formula one racing! This movie is so much fun! It opens with a wonderful scene reintroducing Tony Stark at a senate hearing. Tony Stark shows why is Iron Man suit is his and why he should have it and does fun doing it. The scene also introduces Don Cheadle as Rhodey, and it's the best recast of all time and no one talks about it! Rhodey's first line in the movie is "Look, it's me, I'm here, deal with it, let's move on.". And you are never bothered by the recast because of it. Cheadle and Downey have amazing chemistry on scene that is infinitely more rich then with Terrence Howard. Gary Shandling as Senator Stern also shares the senate hearing scene with them, and him and Tony Stark start a nice rivalry that hilariously continues at the end. Tony Stark's story isn't as compelling as in Iron Man one, but this story focuses on Tony's relationship with his father and it's really works emotionally. I thought Micky Rourke did a good job as Ivan Vanko. He does a good Russian accent and has some good memorable lines. "I want my bird." For example. Sam Rockwell rivals Downey's charisma on screen and is so fun to watch as Justin Hammer. There's a montage where he's introducing a bunch of weapons to Rhodey, and it is hilariously phenomenal. Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow steals every scene she's in and has an incredible action scene herself. And Jon Favearu returns as Happy Hogan and he's more enjoyable to watch then the first time. Iron Man is back with more awesome suits! The best suit in all his movies was introduced during a formula one race and it's the suit case suit. There's only one scene with it and it's incredibly awesome. Overall, Iron Man is a very underrated movie that is a wonderfully fun continuation of the Tony Stark character, even it's doesn't reach the level of quality that the first Iron Man did, it's still a great movie! So I give it a 8.1