Another "old" superhero movie review for you today. Released in 2010, Iron Man 2 takes place months after Iron Man. Tony Stark is being pressured to turn over the iron man suit to the US military and their main weapons contractor, Justin Hammer. Meanwhile, Ivan Vanko (whose father and Tony's were first partners, then rivals) develops similar energy tech and becomes Whiplash, intent on revenge. As Tony deals with these external threats, he faces one from within- the palladium he's using for his reactor is slowly poisoning him. Can he beat the odds, or are they too overwhelming?
Critics didn't like this movie nearly as much as its predecessor; neither did I. Hammer's character is over-the-top cheesy, and Pepper Potts is too much the helpless damsel in distress (though she does show signs of strengthening as the movie progresses). The plot is okay but poorly developed. Iron Man's new allies, War Machine and Black Widow, are cool, but my main beef with this flick is the failure to adequately explore the intriguing topic it raises: does the government have the right to take technology from a private citizen to maintain a national technological (and military) edge? The question is never resolved; the government does confiscate a suit (creating War Machine), but neither compensates Tony nor creates more (in this film or subsequent). It's an unresolved question, and one that would have made this movie more interesting and memorable.
Rating: B-
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