Worth the ticket price but not as good as the first!

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2010)

The film was entertaining and i felt like i'd got decent value for my cinema ticket.
Downy was great as usual, Rourke was excellent, and Don Cheadle was very good however i would have preferred Howard had reprise his role, he just added that little bit of extra grit to the character.
The special effects were amazing, the humour was there, and the action scenes were on the whole excellent.
There were two main downsides to the movie that stopped it being an all time great - Scarlett Johansson: a completely pointless role, apart from shots of her in her bra she didn't offer anything to the character, her fight scenes were annoyingly unrealistic and far fetched, and at one point she managed to change her hairstyle for a fight. She was clearly added for sex appeal for the fan boys but surprisingly didn't look as hot as usual.
The end fight: the fight between Rourkes character and Ironman lasted about 30 seconds and without spoiling the film for people who haven't scene it had more than a predictable ending.
Well worth a watch but it didn't have the wow factor of the original.