Review: Iron Man 2 (Spoilers)

Phil Dickerson — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:27:00 GMT

Finally, the summer movie season has begun! Iron Man 2 is here! Entering the theater I was actually a little giddy. I have a soft spot for comic book films, and that's exactly what Jon Favreau delivered.

Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark to a T with his rapid verbal delivery system. Sam Rockwell plays Justin Hammer, a Tony Stark wannabe trying to make his own Iron Man suit. He's a villain, but not the diabolical-laugh kind. Mickey Rourke plays the true villain, Ivan Vanko, a man hell bent on destroying Stark. Unfortunately Rourke did not sell me on his performance or his Russian accent. His character motivations and background story are weak, which didn't help.

Frankly, all the hurdles for Tony Stark in this film are kind of flimsy. He's dying of palladium poisoning from his implant (Science can fix that), his best friend Rhodey (Don Cheadle) stole his spare Iron Man suit (I'm sure they'll make up by the end), he has to fight an entire army of droid Iron Men (Cause what else could he possibly fight besides some other type of Iron Man?) and at no point do I feel that any main character is in any real danger.

But in the end, I realized something: it's a comic book movie. There is a man flying around in a giant metal suit powered by a glowing orb in his chest. Realism is not the goal here. It's about entertainment. Over analyzing only takes away from the enjoyment. It's simply good clean summertime fun.

P.S. Be sure to stay through the credits, especially if you're half excited as I am for the Avengers.

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Review: Iron Man 2 (Spoilers)