Sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language
Iron man is fast becoming a national icon, Stark Enterprises is successful as ever, and Tony Stark is never wrong (just ask him). However the government believes that for the sake of national security the Iron Man Suit and all of the research involved must be turned over to the military. Then a new enemy arrives and changes everything.
4 out of 5
Robert Downey Jr. has won his way onto my favorites list with his recent string of movies. His characters of Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes have displayed a quirky sense of humor in his acting, if not in himself, that I find delightful. Tony Stark/Iron Man in particular is a fun guy to watch on the big screen or small.
While I felt that most of the "good guys" were well thought out and multidimensional characters, both Justin Hammer and Ivan Vanko were predictable. Vanko at least had some brains to go with all that brawn, but was still very much a comic book villain. That lack of a strong villain (story-wise... not physically) causes things to not mesh as well as in the first film.
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