Iron Man 2
Plot: After his father dies, a tormented Ivan Vanko decides to use his father's technology to fight against Tony Stark.
Review: Iron Man 2 was a decent action flick. But, it could have been better. For starters, Mickey Rourke; Ivan Vanko, had a very minor role for a villain. Only really being in it for a few scenes and saying nothing but two words a scene. The real villain in this movie was Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell; Moon), who is Tony Stark's (Robert Downey Jr) rival competitor. He is trying to build an Iron Man type weapon himself and uses Ivan Vanko to help build the weapon.
The movie is still fairly entertaining, Jon Favreau and Kenneth Branagh did an excellent job making this a fun movie to watch. The acting was still great, with newcomers Don Cheadle replacing Terrence Howard as James Rhodes and becoming the War Machine and Mickey Rourke. Other newcomers to the franchise are Samuel L. Jackson (Die Hard 3) as Nick Fury, the leader of SHIELD and founder of the Avengers group, along with his second in command Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). Iron Man 2 is a fun flick to watch and definitely worth the viewing!
Overall: 7/10
Cast:
Robert Downey Jr: Tony Stark
Mickey Rourke: Ivan Vanko
Gwyneth Paltrow: Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle: Col. James Rhodey Rhodes
Scarlett Johansson: Natasha Romanoff
Sam Rockwell: Justin Hammer
Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury
Clark Gregg: Agent Coulson
John Slattery: Howard Stark
Garry Shandling: Senator Stern
Paul Bettany (Voice): Jarvis
Writers: Justin Theroux and others
Directors: Jon Favreau & Kenneth Branagh
Year: 2010

