The first Iron Man was released in 2008 to wide critical acclaim, for taking a somewhat different approach to the superhero genre, but mainly for Robert Downey Jr.'s performance and after that a sequel was inevitable. With original director Jon Favreau at the helm, it is a much similar affair to the first movie, with Tony Stark (Downey Jr.) admitting to the world that he is Iron Man. But not all is well at Stark Industries, for one Tony is now looking for a replacement core to use his arc reactor for his old one is poisoning him. Tony also has physicist Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) plotting revenge against Stark Industries for the mistreatment of his father many years ago. Along with all of that, the US government is on his back about turning the Iron Man suit into them for use as a military weapon. If you can keep track of all that until about halfway it will all start to come together as part of a bigger picture, with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) dropping in to tease us about the Avengers and more references to Marvel's other superheroes. Robert Downey Jr. really does steal the show as Stark and the actors aren't bad ether. The dialogue is smart and witty bar Stark's close friend Rhody (Don Cheadle) who truly does get some terrible lines. But altogether this is an enjoyable popcorn flick that is pretty much on par with the original.
7.5/10
Tomm
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