Iron Man 2

Wednesday, 26 May 2010

Cinema Directed by Jon Favreau Having enjoyed the first outing of this iron clad hero, I was totally up for the next adventure. So did it live up to expectations? Well, it a yes from me, though it dipped a little after an initial ‘Wow’ opening. Which was followed by a brilliant meeting of adversaries during a Monaco racing car sequence. Sparks fly, literally, as our hero (Robert Downey Jr) and villain (Mickey Rourke) battle it out over the roar of hot wheels. Then the films went into long scenes of jargon, which is the bit where the kids get bored. However it all takes off again and lets up only after the credits, so all is well. Story wise Tony Stark’s alias Iron Man reveals his new technology to everyone including the Government and  US Military. Hi rival billionaire, Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) enlists the aid of Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) whose a crazy Scientist with a vendetta against the Stark family. So the battle between good and evil ensues with a spectacular climax. The effects are great everyone plays their parts well. With Scarlett Johnasson, Rourke and of course Donwney Jr Standing out. Oh and Mickey Rourke is a Russian with an interesting chain of dialogue, check it out. 3 stars