Here is my brief and not-so-original review of Iron Man 2, written from the perspective of someone who never read the comic books or really knows anything about Iron Man other than the first movie. And I really liked the first movie.
1. Is it just me, or was this movie less about crime-fighting, and more about patent-protecting? I really didn’t care that much about the whole “the government wants the suit, Mr. Stark,” “No, it’s MINE” portion of the movie, which, if you think about it, was about 3/4 of the film. Fill out a trademark and patent application, and let’s move on to saving the world.
2. There was just so much TALKING, and not enough actual SAVING THE WORLD. Apparently, Tony Stark has privatized world peace, as he claimed in the commercials. But how? What did he do? I wanted to SEE him save the world, not just say that he did it. SHOW me, don’t TELL me.
3. I love Sam Rockwell, I really do. But I understood after the first scene that he was supposed to be a tool. I didn’t need to see him that much in this film. Trust me, I got it.
4. More Black Widow! If that’s who she was supposed to be, they never actually called her “Black Widow,” I’m just guessing that’s who she was because Entertainment Weekly said so.
5. LESS PEPPER POTTS.
OK, that’s all I have for now. Your mileage may vary, of course. But I’m definitely glad we only paid to see a matinee, and truly believe we could have just waited to rent the DVD.
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