Thoroughly enjoyed this sequel, though I had no heavy-duty expectations. The theme of weapons stockpiling and war profiteering is a worthy one, and provides the slimmest of foundations for filmmakers to build a spectacular comic book adventure. Action scenes are exciting, but sparse. The movie seems more intent spending time with Tony Stark descending into illness, self-doubt, and alcohol abuse, which is fine with me. Downey delivers on all levels: the silly and the pseudo-serious. Special kudos to Mickey Rourke, who totally gets his cold-war relic villain. Dead serious, so he doesn’t steal any thunder from Sam Rockwell or Downey, but still deliciously monosyllabic and coldly vindictive. All in all, a fun night at the movies.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Iron Man 2
Thoroughly enjoyed this sequel, though I had no heavy-duty expectations. The theme of weapons stockpiling and war profiteering is a worthy one, and provides the slimmest of foundations for filmmakers to build a spectacular comic book adventure. Action scenes are exciting, but sparse. The movie seems more intent spending time with Tony Stark descending into illness, self-doubt, and alcohol abuse, which is fine with me. Downey delivers on all levels: the silly and the pseudo-serious. Special kudos to Mickey Rourke, who totally gets his cold-war relic villain. Dead serious, so he doesn’t steal any thunder from Sam Rockwell or Downey, but still deliciously monosyllabic and coldly vindictive. All in all, a fun night at the movies.
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