The Good: Robert Downey Jr. did not fail to live up to his epic role as Tony Stark yet again in the sequel of Iron Man 2. I truly believe no one else could play that role. He has nailed it each time and perfected it even more the second time around. Gwyneth came back as well this time and gave another great performance as Pepper. What I liked about this film was what they chose to do with her character. Normally in comic book stories, there is always the damsel love interest who is constantly saved by the leading super hero. However in Iron Man 2, Pepper's character has truly evolved from this stereotypical role and has become a strong powerful woman who takes over Tony's entire multi million dollar company. Of course she still holds onto the typical role to some point but I really enjoyed the character she played and how she made Pepper this new character to watch. I surprisingly also enjoyed the role played by Scarlett Johansson. I will admit I actually think she is a horrible actress and point blank do not like her. However, I respect how she lost so much weight for the movie and completely rocked it in that jump suit in this new vixen role in the new movie. The action and special effects were amazing once again and I think an even larger budget was given to this film and you could definitely tell.
The Bad: Don Cheadle came back to replace the role of James Rhodes. The original actor that played the role was far better than Don Cheadle and it definitely ruined it for me having this character replacement. I have one request for sequels, bring back the same characters! The new actor definitely threw off the entire movie and made you hate the character rather than like him. Also, the previews had me beyond excited for the role played by Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko. He did a good job but not a great job in this role. I could barely understand him and didn't think his character as a whole was as cool and innovative as it was advertised. Overall, Mickey just didn't give me the amazing/creepy character I wanted.
The Ugly: SPOILER ALERT! The end fighting sequence was very disappointing. It was far too short and very anti climactic. The good guys won a little too easy the second time around. In the first movie the end fighting sequence was realistic in how it developed and took time in winning the end battle. Also the biggest disappointment I had was the overall realism in the story plot. One of the biggest reasons I loved the original Iron Man was because of the careful and realistic development of both the characters and story plot. The development of Tony Stark from a playboy to a hero as well as the building of the actual suit was realistic and carefully developed in a way to understand the real story of Tony Stark and how much work it truly took. It made you connect with the character even more and provided the audience with an immense satisfaction when Tony prevailed with each success when creating his alter ego. This is the crucial aspect that was missing from this film.
Overall I came into this movie as an absolute fan because I loved the first movie. I came in with a lot of expectations that were sadly not fully received. I give this movie a B+.
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