Overall Movie Score: 9 out of 10
Last song heard: (lyrical slaughter – yung al ft. cory gunz)
Last food eaten: Cereal
See this film?: definitely
Robert Downey Jr was the best reason to watch the first Iron Man film since he seemed to slide into the role of Tony Stark so flawlessly and effortlessly. RDJ is just as amusing and fun to watch in Iron Man 2. If there were any doubts left over from RDJ’s portrayal of Tony Stark from the first film, they’re inevitably washed away with his convincing performance in the sequel. Newcomers Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson are just as impressive.
Rourke has been on an incredible streak since The Wrestler and puts in another solid performance here. His Russian accent is pretty spot on and he shows a wider range of emotion that you may have not been expecting.
Rockwell has been on my “actors to keep an eye on” radar since Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Moon. I thoroughly enjoyed his smarmy performance as Hammer, who has all of the tools at his disposal to make as big of an impact on the world as Tony Stark has only to wind up falling short in the long run. The flirting between Tony and Johansson’s Natalie Rushman is pretty captivating, but her crowning achievement is her fight scene in the latter half of the film that practically steals the show.
Don Cheadle does have a few humorous one-liners and is great as War Machine, but doesn’t really add anything that Terrence Howard already established with the role in the first film other then a more “stern” look to him then a “laid back” approachable guy. It’s slightly disappointing since Cheadle is known for his strong acting roles, but may be a result of the way the Capt. James Rhodes character was written for both films.
The final conclusion along with any other action scene is nothing short of epic in this film. The audience in the theatre actually clapped and cheered in amazement of the final fight scene where iron man and war machine take on numerous replica drones and the villain whiplash. The way the scene is made is nothing short of jaw dropping, not only because the effects were amazing, but because there use of camera movement along with everything going on made it look like one of those choreographed dances that leave you amazed…..only instead of dancing they were KICKING ASS! its hard to explain, but its nothing short of amazing.
The main reason why iron man 2 isent just another sequel and isent just another marvel film is the way they mesh story, character development and action perfectly to make you care about the outcome of the film in total rather then just waiting for the action scenes. The film has a life of its own.
Iron man 2 was amazing. See this film.
The following clip is from the BEGINNING of the film and shows Tony stark (iron man) getting to his expo show in nothing short of amazing fashion. (keep in mind in the end of the first film he exposed that he was iron man)
The awesome trailer
