You Cant Please Everyone....But you can damn sure try!

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2010)

With Iron Man 2, there were a lot of promises made by Jon Favreau. He was going to improve on the first one, give us bigger villains, bridge the avengers, and above all, introduce us to War Machine. I was very exited for this movie, the first is one of my all time favorite films, mainly because of the performances by the entire, fantastic cast, and a perfect blend of darkness and humor, with a main hero who didn't go to far in either direction, Does this movie live up to that modern classic, not quite. There are some great elements, First off most of the cast is fantastic, RDJ is a fantastic actor who puts that great energy and attitude from the first on full display here, but the big surprise here is Mickey Rourke. Perfectly, and menacingly playing the Russian villain Whiplash. Also, the action scenes are amped up to 11. Every bit of action is great. There is some great, snappy dialogue as well. However, that essential feeling of the first film, that spark, is all but missing. There are some terribly misguided scenes here, such as a drunken fight straight out of spider man 3 (shutter). Which brings me to the War Machine storyline, which could have been handled much better. Don Cheedle, who i normally love, is flat here, and the friendship chemistry just isn't there as much. Also, while very funny at times, the movie gets a little jokey for it's own good. But overall Iron Man 2 is a fun time, just done expect anything mind blowing.
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