OK - I loved Iron Man 2.
Action movies aren't totally my thing, but if they're different or well done I fall like anyone else. I like the first Bourne movie (the second gave me a massive headache - stupid handheld camera bullshit), I've watched Hancock about 3000 times, the Italian Job is clever, and the 13th Warrier is really moody. Plus it has Antonio Banderas.
But a huge amount of action is pretty stupid. What was that recent Liam N movie where his daughter gets kidnapped after about two minutes in Paris? That's a good example of bad.
I would call Iron Man a cult of personality movie. Just about the time I think it's impossible to cram too many (over 3?) big name stars in a movie and have it be any good, something like Iron Man comes along. Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark is wonderfully flawed and charismatic - basically a great romantic figure. Gwyneth is an adult (!) playing a businesswoman, and he adores her. Don Cheadle is cool, as usual - when isn't he? Sam Rockwell is at his weasel-y best playing a Tony Stark wanna-be. Poor guy. Mickey Rourke was amazing! He was magnetic and a different kind of villain - a very intelligent and unknown quantity. Samuel L is always good - and Scarlett J was very pretty. She was not necessary to the film, but didn't do it any harm, and made for some fun Tony Stark dialogue.
I would give the credit here to Jon Favreau, the director. He balanced all these people with enough CGI to make everyone happy. It was great.
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