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Iron Man 2 (2010)
Directed by Jon Favreau
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Overview
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.
Rated PG-13 | Length 124 minutes
Actors
Robert Downey Jr. | Mickey Rourke | Don Cheadle | Gwyneth Paltrow | Sam Rockwell | Scarlett Johansson | Samuel L. Jackson | Jon Favreau | Garry Shandling | John Slattery | Paul Bettany | Clark Gregg | Leslie Bibb | Evgeniy Lazarev | Kate Mara | Christiane Amanpour | Philippe Bergeron | James Bethea | Michael Bruno | Kate Clark | Luminita Docan | François Duhamel | Larry Ellison | Adam Goldstein | Tim Guinee | Eric L. Haney | Ali Khan | Stan Lee | Isaiah Guyman Martin IV | Helena Mattsson | Anya Monzikova | Keith Middlebrook | Margy Moore | Olivia Munn | Elon Musk | Bill O'Reilly | Alejandro Patiño | Davin Ransom | Karim Saleh | Brian Schaeffer | Phillipe Simon | Jack White | Jenny Robinson | Melanie Brown | Krystal Ellsworth | Victoria Gracie | Gina Cantrell | Renee Herlocker | Jill Ann Pineda-Arnold | Sandy Colton | Annika Ihnat | Lindsay Dennis | Jennifer D. Johnson | Lindsay Rosenberg | Hannah Douglass | Brooke Long | Rachele Brooke Smith | Kylette Zamora | Nadine Ellis | Ayelet Ben-Shahar | John Ceallach | Katie Cleary | Ajarae Coleman | Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll | Jasmine Dustin | Sam Felman | Shakira Vanise Gamble | Paul Grace | Mark Kubr | Cameron Lee | Jee-Yun Lee | Mathew Lorenceau | Christopher Maleki | Bryan McCoy | Tony Nevada | Allison Ochmanek | Nicolas Pajon | Steven James Price | Tanoai Reed | Peter Trenholm Smith | Doug Swander | Peter Sebastian Wrobel | Nick W. Nicholson | Kristin Quick | Matt McColm | Seth Green
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2018 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 05/07/2010 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Better than I remembered. This and THE INCREDIBLE HULK and I think THOR 2 were the only movies I had seen only once. Revisited THOR 2 last year but will have to check.
Anyways, wasn’t a big fan of IM2 on release. Still has some issues, mainly just cramming so much into it to make a bigger story than it really is (the Avengers stuff, Tony dying, dealing with the government, etc). Of course the main thrust is Ivan Vanko (whiplash) seeking revenge for what Tony’s dad did to his father. But even that is kinda thin bc Whiplash is crap villain even when he gets powered up the fight between him and IM/War Machine lasts like 2 minutes.
Basically what hurts this movie is that too much is going on. Oh all the Pepper Potts stuff too. Geezus there is a lot. Throw in Black Widow too.
What I like on this rewatch and makes me like the movie more than that first viewing: Black Widow is in this a lot more than I remembered. A lot more. She’s the personal assistant to Pepper so she’s in many scenes. It’s cool to look back on her knowing her story arc in the Avengers. I actually wished she was in this movie even more like she was in Winter Soldier. I like Sam Rockwell a lot as Justin Hammer. I’d love to see him comeback in a new film with a redemption arc. Of course I like Don Cheadle stepping in as the new Rhodey. He’s great.
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