Saw Iron Man 2, loved it! It’s a great sequel, a great comic flick, a proper action movie, and a very cool Chapter 2 of 3. Robert Downey is on his game. He has plenty of that lovable tomfoolery left over from the first installment, but then there’s also a subtle element of darkness that he tries to drown at the bottom of his Tony-Stark-style cocktail of confidence and narcissism.
Meanwhile, Pretty Boy Rourke is calm, cool, and crazy. His presence is exactly the kind that is needed to create chaos in the perfect post-victory world of Iron Man Un. There’s a volatile uncertainty surrounding him that jabs you full of suspense.
This movie could have OD’d on After-Origin Greed like so many of the self-destructive money making machines that have tried to break through the squares of the comic page for a Round-2, but Iron Man ignored the Sophomore Slump and protects that je-ne-sais-quoi chemistry with evolution and emotion.
Favreau and the head office did their homework too, drafting new players that wore the jersey while bringing their own quality to the team. Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, and Sam Jackson supported the Red Suit with layers of love and hate, enhancing the dance on screen as opposed to distracting from it.
Bottom line, it’s not just worth seeing, it’s our intro to the 2010 Summer Blockbuster and it goes beyond the standard requirements of a good Box Office Open. It asks you to laugh a little, cry a little, and hold on tight while it blows sh!t up.
Iron Man 2 is approved for viewership by Hi-Jacked!
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