an okay film that is nowhere near the level of the original

Rating: 6/10 (15 October 2014)

When talking about the marvel cinematic universe it is seen in a highly positive light because of the high standard. But this film is really not one of the best and in fact gets a lot of criticism. This story sees tony stark against the government to keep his iron man suits while also encountering an old enemy that has the power to destroy iron man. Now Robert Downey jnr is great as tony stark and this film is no different, I do believe this is the weakest of his performances as the character but he is still great and provides everything that the character should be. The supporting cast is also top notch and they do a really good job in this film, Gwyneth paltrow stars as pepper Potts and she does a great job. Her chemistry with stark is excellent and is easily the best relationship in super hero films. There was a lot of controversy about don Cheadle being James Rhodes but he also did a superb job and his chemistry with Downey is a key part if the film and played up well. Now I think Scarlett Johansson did a good job in her role and her character provides a lot of mystery and intrigue that helped her character. A fantastic performance was definitely delivered by Sam Rockwell as Starks adversary Justin hammer. He was funny and entertaining while being a menace and did a really great job and shows just how good an actor he is. The story is where this film falls apart though, this film has like 5 major stories and it is just too much in too little time and it just makes this film bloated and cluttered. The script was okay with the actors doing a good job with the dialogue, however, there was just a ridiculous amount of comedy when it wasn't needed and the drama was also lost. This hurts the style of the film with the mix of comedy and style not working. But this is an iron man film and the action is awesome and the style of iron man is really cool. This film isn't that strong but it has some positives about it and is not a bad film.