Iron Man is back and as action-packed as ever.
In an overcomplicated plot, Iron Man, as known as Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), must survive implant-induced blood poisoning, please girlfriend Pepper Potts (Gweneth Paltrow), block the United States government from seizing the Iron Man “weapon,” and battle against his arrogant, over-inflated ego while fighting off physicist Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), the angry son of a misguided, fired, and deported Stark Industries employee. Vanko, who Stark defeats early in the movie with help from comic relief chauffer Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau, movie director), returns with help from competing industry mogul Justin Hammer.
As Stark’s bloated ego saps the humor from some of his funniest lines, the character Happy Hogan, although very different from the comic icon, is a welcome return to the screen. Don Cheadle takes over the role of Lt. Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes with an effortlessness that marks an outstanding performance.
New characters include Natalie Rushman (Scarlett Johansson,) legal aid for Stark Industries and Pepper Potts personal assissant, whose reciprocated attentions to Tony Stark teach women everywhere that it’s not enough to be as beautiful as Gweneth Paltrow. She’s also an encouragement to mothers everywhere that their little skinny girls, who won’t eat much, can also grow up and kick bad-guy butt without much muscle mass.
Despite my negativity, Iron Man 2 picks up the story successfully and packs in plenty of action and special affects with a couple of other plot suprises.
And don’t forget, if you love the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D., sit through the credits at the end of the film for a sneak peak at what’s to come next.
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