Iron Man 2 the new superhero movie is making some noise at the box office both here and across the pond. Robert Downey Jr. reprised his role and added his likeable factor to the film. He is great at adding a likeability factor and a certain comedic twist to most roles. His performance was solid and yet I felt myself yearning for more from this unbalanced film.
New plotlines were introduced such as Tony Stark's impending doom from his life threatening injuries (introduced in the first film). This went nowhere and I felt this area was dealt with quickly and resolved with no problems and not really needed in the movie. Terrence Howard's replacement with Don Cheadle seemed unnecessary confusing and I at the start began to think a new character was introduced, but no an ancting replacement. The main villain, played by Mickey Rourke, was menacing and yet seemed the easiest super-villain a hero has ever fought, with the two main fights between Iron Man and him lasting no longer than five minutes. Finally the induction of Sam Jackson and Scarlett Johansson seem premature and pointless as combined their screen time a massed all of 10 minutes.
If you look at this film as a single entity it is rather poor, but if you look at it as a set up to the Avengers movie than the new character inductions seem useful. So view it as this not as a sequel to Iron Man but to a prequel to the Avengers, but it still won't grab you and the movie won't stay in your mind for long.
