Written by James M. Tate / 2/10/2011 / No comments / comic book , franchise , mickey rourke , robert downey jr. , sam rockwell , samuel l. jackson , sequel , superhero , tens
IRON MAN 2
title: IRON MAN 2year: 2010
cast: Robert Downey Jr., Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell
rating: **1/2
Although it's intriguing watching Robert Downey Jr. as millionaire Tony Stark who, with too much fame, money, booze and girls, behaves like Downey did in the nineties (short of waking up in a stranger's living room), this is an action film lacking action. Mickey Rourke makes for a potentially decent villain, but is given two (relatively quick) scenes battling our hero, the metal clad warrior not up for saving the world (but from what, or who?). The lack of a decent heavy is replaced by Sam Rockwell's sleazy arms-dealing senator, given too much dialog in scenes that need more punch. Much like ROCKY IV... a lazy "champion" with too much money verses a killer Russian... but even that had more vapidly entertaining comic book appeal, something this needed more of.
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