June 10, 2010
Iron Man 2
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010 Boy, that Tony Stark. What a self-aggrandizing jerk. Ah, but it’s all just a cover—it’s not easy being Iron Man. That thingy in his chest is slowly poisoning him, the Pentagon wants control of the suit, a whiny Sam Rockwell is a wannabe rival manufacturer, and a growling, […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010
Iron Man 2: ©2010 MVL Film Finance LLC. TM © 2010 Marvel Entertainment, LLC subs. All Rights Reserved;
Boy, that Tony Stark. What a self-aggrandizing jerk. Ah, but it’s all just a cover—it’s not easy being Iron Man. That thingy in his chest is slowly poisoning him, the Pentagon wants control of the suit, a whiny Sam Rockwell is a wannabe rival manufacturer, and a growling, vindictive Mickey Rourke comes out of nowhere sporting similar powers and a bad Russian accent. The SFX occasionally approach Transformers-level superficiality, and it’s awfully cluttered. But it soars when Robert Downey Jr. takes off the helmet and does his charismatic glib thing. Is it as good as the original? No, but it’ll do.
