Movie Review- Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 - Robert Downey Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke - *****
I loved the first Iron Man so was more than excited to see Iron Man 2 and luckily was not disappointed. Iron Man 2 is going to be a huge success and will stand up as one of the best summer action flicks. When you see it, you will agree with me.

Robert Downey Jr. reprises his famed role of Iron Man with the perfect balance of snark, sex appeal and self centered asshole-ness. Despite his flaws, he is a likable character and it is easy to see Downey in this role, or rather that Downey might actually be this person. Mickey Rourke is OK but not really given much to work with other than "Be a menacing Russian Physicist with dirty nails". I'm not going to go into too much detail because it is Iron Man 2 and there really doesn't need to be a lot said about it. There is a bad guy, a smarmy bad guy, a good guy turned bad guy, secret agents, hot women, government trying to take the "weapon" from him and a WHOLE lotta action.

But overall this movie is fun to see. The dialogue is witty, the technology (and Downey himself) is cool, the women are smart, strong and gorgeous and the effects are incredibly good. It is hard to make a good sequel but Jon Favreau has done just that. Sure, it's predictable and a bit corny, but you should go see this movie expecting an action packed, good time.