Iron Man 2

The Plot

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.

The Review

With Hollywood always looking to go over the top, there is no matter better character than Tony Stark/Iron Man. He is the opposite of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Sure Stark and Wayne are alike as both are rich men that love the media attention, but their motives are very different. Wayne does it so that there is no link between him and and Batman, and he is a very dark person. Iron Man however is not separate from Stark and he is happy to admit this. This is why one movie is very dark and gothic inspired whereas this one is more colourful.

The casting is great as we already know, but adding Scarlett Johanssan as Black Widow is always an epic win. Sam Rockwell is awesome as Hammer, unrecognisable from his amazing movie Moon. Its funny that Sam was originally the first choice to be cast as Iron Man, It would have been nice to see Terrence Howard reprise his role as Rhodey but due to contract wrangles...this was not to be. Micky Rourke was great as the villain in the movie, he actually went to Russia and visited prisons to get the vibe. He even got russian tattoos with his favourite being...Give me a blond, a bottle and a boat and I'll sail away. The character of Ivan Vanko is a combination of Iron Man's enemy the Crimson Dynamo (Dr Vanko, who wears armor that can control electricity) and the supervillain Whiplash (who possesses a specially-designed razor/acid whip). In addition, the film's Whiplash gets its nationality and real name from the comics' first incarnation of Crimson Dynamo.

I really enjoyed the movie as it was light hearted fun with glimpse of things to come. The were the sneak shots of Thors Hammer, Hulk on the Telly and Captain America's shield which will lead to an Avengers movie. I dislike Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, and hearing that he will play the role in more Marvel movies does not go down with me

This is a must see film, with some great scenes, gadgets and jokes. Robert Downy Jr is really on fire in this film. He feels like Tony Stark and matches the look established in the comic books.

4/5 stars