Disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 2010)

I saw this movie in Australia, where it opened this weekend. The cinema was full. I left disappointed, and I think that many others did too. The plot was more confused than normal.
The U.S. military and the senate started as the bad guys, trying to steal the Ironman suit from Ironman, to weaponise it. Then a Russian got involved, and created a large bunch of clones, supposedly for the U.S. military, to defend America from Ironmen created in North Korea. Ironman decided to go car racing in Europe, where the Russian tried to kill him. Then Ironman had a birthday party in California, where he got into a fight with someone from the U.S. military who then stole one of the Ironman suits, and destroyed half his house. Action moves to Queens, where Ironman fights the clones. Along the way, we find out that Scarlett is not Ironman's in-house attorney but really a marshall arts superhero. Also, some guy with an eye patch, whose role is not really explained, comes and has a chat with Ironman to get him motivated.
Gwyneth Paltrow is in many scenes, but her character doesn't really develop. She just walks around with a clip board and pouts at Scarlett. Ironman is sick, but does not tell Gwyneth - instead, his father saves him, after Ironman watches an old home movie that contains a clue to more superpowers.
Plenty of action, and a good fight scene with Scarlett chopping down security guards in Queens, but it just doesn't hold together.
Seems like they are introducing characters for Ironman 3 or some other Marvel movie. Just like Star Wars 2?