Iron Man 2 - 8/10
It is very rare that a movie doesn't suffer the sophomore slump. Unfortunately, this movie does fall into that category.
It's not a bad movie, it's just not as good as the first.
For starters, I haven't seen the first movie in almost a year, so it may have explained this, but Tony Stark was having health issues because of the suit - but they never said what was really causing it or why. So that was confusing.
The plot was also extremely layered with subplots. Unless it was an action scene, nothing got more than three consecutive minutes on the screen. However, what was shown was satisfying, especially a look into the Stark legacy and into some relationship woes.
The movie also doesn't rely that much on Robert Downey Jr.'s quirkiness - which made me love his character. In this movie, he's just egotistical.
The ups: the action was kept to a minimum and was awesome visually. Unlike Transformers 2, this movie didn't have a robot fight every five minutes. There were actually only four or five main battles within the course of two hours, so that was pretty good.
Samuel Jackson could make this movie by himself. He really has some of the best lines of movie.
Overall, this movie is a great action movie with a heart, and with a story to tell. It does it effectively, without being redundant. Fans of the first will love this movie, but it will not replace the original.
It is very rare that a movie doesn't suffer the sophomore slump. Unfortunately, this movie does fall into that category.
It's not a bad movie, it's just not as good as the first.
For starters, I haven't seen the first movie in almost a year, so it may have explained this, but Tony Stark was having health issues because of the suit - but they never said what was really causing it or why. So that was confusing.
The plot was also extremely layered with subplots. Unless it was an action scene, nothing got more than three consecutive minutes on the screen. However, what was shown was satisfying, especially a look into the Stark legacy and into some relationship woes.
The movie also doesn't rely that much on Robert Downey Jr.'s quirkiness - which made me love his character. In this movie, he's just egotistical.
The ups: the action was kept to a minimum and was awesome visually. Unlike Transformers 2, this movie didn't have a robot fight every five minutes. There were actually only four or five main battles within the course of two hours, so that was pretty good.
Samuel Jackson could make this movie by himself. He really has some of the best lines of movie.
Overall, this movie is a great action movie with a heart, and with a story to tell. It does it effectively, without being redundant. Fans of the first will love this movie, but it will not replace the original.