Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 was an enjoyable but deeply flawed movie that in typical sequel style could not compete with its predecessor. This is the part where I would usually do a one sentence synopsis, however I can’t sum up the plot in one sentence, as there were so many narratives going on that none of them appeared to be the main one we were supposed to pay attention to. And this was the films biggest problem, for example it appeared Mickey Rourke was the main villain, however instead of standing out and taking centre stage he was lost in the shuffle and often forgot about. I feel all these problems were due to the fact that Jon Favreau (Director) and Marvel Studios spent too much time setting up their Avengers franchise and not enough time making this the great movie it could have been. Now onto what was good about this movie, Robert Downey Jr. was as mesmerising as he was in his previous portrayal of Tony Stark and shared heart pounding chemistry with Gwyneth Paltrow as they flawlessly delivered witty and intelligent dialogue. The effects were also a site to behold and showed that we now live in an age where movies can do comics justice in the spectacle department. These attributes made Iron Man 2 a good movie, however with more care and editing in every department it could have been a great movie.

Score 3.5/5