Monday Media! - Iron Man 2
For our first Monday Media movie review, we're going to do it with style. Iron Man 2 picks up very closely to the end of Iron Man 1. It's rather nice that a movie actually attempts to continue the story from the previous installment. At the end of Iron Man 1, there was a lot of talk about the government wanting the Iron Man suit for themselves, unfortunately for them Stark, isn't having it right from the beginning. Of course we smile and smirk as Stark makes funnies in the court room, but soon enough it gets serious. We find out that he is in fact worsening his own illness by using the Arc Reactor which keeps the shrapnel near his heart at bay.
Introducing the lovely Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman/Romanoff, instantly Stark's attention is in her grasp as they meet in a boxing session with Happy Hogan. Throughout the movie she plays a key role in just about everything, thanks to becoming Stark's personal assistant and later becoming Pepper Pott's number 2. Iron Man 2 also features what we've been waiting for, and complaining that he wasn't very active in the first one, War Machine. Thankfully there are exciting fights, filled with booms, fire, and lots of iron on iron action.
Without spoiling too much, this movie does in fact pack more of the laughs and a lot more action than we saw in the first. I will say this though, the ending bothered me quite a bit. It seemed...hallow...it was a closure yes but...it was hallow. It climaxed multiple times over but it was somewhat of a let down at the end. Kind of like they ran out of money. Regardless, it is well worth the 7-12 bucks you're going to pay to see it. Myself? I'm gonna watch it again, because its THAT good.
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