I Am Iron Man…2!
‘Iron Man'presented the world with a nice surprise in 2008 – a superhero movie that didn’t take itself too seriously! Which considering it dealt with the issues of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction is quite a feat! Now two years and some diminished box office returns later, ‘Iron Man 2'slams onto DVD standing up somewhat awkwardly to its older brother.
Whilst ‘Iron Man 2'follows the example of not taking itself too seriously, it does suffer a bit from the lack of any real danger. Whilst Jeff Bridges was perhaps not the grave threat that fans were hoping for in the first film, Mickey Rourkes turn as the sadistic ‘Whiplash'in IM2 is a bit all over the place. He is given a thrilling and great bad-guy -style entrance near the beginning of the film, but is virtually forgotten (and literally locked up) until the end of the film. Throughout the weighty middle we have to put up with Sam Rockwell’s irritating Justin Hammer, a rival weapons designer to Tony Stark whilst Tony himself staggers about getting drunk and partying with hot chicks.
An uneven entry perhaps, but overall IM2 is still enjoyable and has some great moments – keep a close eye out for Captain America’s shield which Tony uses to prop up his latest contraption. The chemistry between Robert Downey Junior and Gwyneth Paltrow is still present and highly amusing. Looking at the suit though, you do wonder if Tony should switch to red diesel uk considering the problems he has with his power source throughout most of the film.
Forgettable, but enjoyable nonetheless.
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