Well, that did not take long. All the fun and fantasy of "Iron Man", just two years ago, has vanished with its sequel.
Instead, "Iron Man 2" has replaced the noise, confusion, several villains, stunts irrelevant and wrong story lines. A series of films that began with the critical and commercial success have to settle for only the last in this sequel, the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark s / Iron Man will ensure that. "
For a film with a wild tide of progress of his predecessor, "Iron Man 2" opens with a curious sense of panic. The characters speak at once. hesitant story lines launched in all directions. The soundtrack and music ringing away, but on screen, little happens until a large set piece in a Grand Prix race almost 20 minutes into the movie.
Downey Stark, the creator of Howard Hughes-like Iron Man software and hardware and their incorporation when he dons the iron suit flight, suffers from megalomania and a blood condition of toxicity. These seem to be leaders in Stark severe mental instability.
Other plot lines revolve around a congressional hearing and Senator unpleasant (Garry Shandling), a rival businessman (Sam Rockwell), a dishy new assistant (Scarlett Johansson) as a rival to his Girl Friday (Gwyneth Paltrow), an inventor Russian crazy (Mickey Rourke with tattoos spread throughout the body), psychological problems late father involvement Stark, a partner (Don Cheadle) and the deterioration of the corporation Stark.
What is at stake here? The fate of the world? The emergence of a new superpower? No, everything seems to revolve around who would win a defense contract again. Wow, there's an emotional grabber.
A new writer, actor Justin Theroux, must have "Cut" Installed by default in scriptwriting software. If in doubt, your script cuts to a new location - Moscow, Monte Carlo, Malibu - a character or situation, not all of them credible or logical.
An actor as formidable as Samuel L. Jackson does not even appear until the film feels like it was about to end. He wears a patch over one eye and an air of uncertainty. Who is he supposed to be? Oh, he's the real boss of Johansson. Meanwhile, she struts through the film in various stages of dress and undress, which could be the best thing about "Iron Man 2" for his young male fans.
What made the original film and original, was the notion of a superhero as a complex individual in conflict with sufficient mental crisis and save the planet became a kind of stress relief valve. Now is borderline psychotic. Not that Downey has no qualms to deal with the bad guys fucking, but the film never makes clear whether it is just Tony or really are coming down.
CGI fight scenes quickly become boring, the results never really in doubt, and mechanics and not bothersome. The sight of men breaking metal from each other without real blood is more reminiscent of a child's sandbox games with their toys than any movie magic. That actually was true of the first film well, but you ignored because Tony prickly personality so dominated the action. In this case, Tony has to deal with characters over-the-top-too much for the public's attention. Loses the battle.
The visual effects and CGI are the best and worst of "Iron Man 2." The film relies too heavily on them. It is a catch up in the action, but unfortunately, nothing else does.
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