Why iron man 2 was bad

Iron Man 2 lumbers under its own weight, trying to do too much with not enough time, and the critics agree. Polygon also ranked Iron Man 2 last in , calling it a "glue-and-popsicle-sticks creation. Fans and critics don't like Iron Man 2 , but after all this time, are those jabs justified? In revisiting the movie for its tenth anniversary, the answer is a pretty unequivocal yes. But while it has a host of problems — the uneven action scenes and heavyhanded construction of a cinematic universe among them — Iron Man 2 also claims a few stand-out qualities, even if they wouldn't come into focus until nearly ten years after its dismal debut.

Iron Man 2 brings humanity and sobriety to Tony Stark, the singular, gravitational individual an entire cinematic universe revolved around. Iron Man 2 made the " invincible Iron Man" vulnerable as he started a journey that culminated with a heroic sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame.

Building on the smarmy genius introduced in , Iron Man 2 makes Stark more than just a billionaire nerd with bravado. He's a king and jester in shining red armor, with a painfully human heart beating at the center.

In , the MCU entered its third year with its third film in Iron Man 2 , in which Stark wrestles with his celebrity as a superhero while confronting his own mortality. Meanwhile, a Russian physicist Mickey Rourke seeks vengeance against Stark for old family sins. That Iron Man 2 pit Downey Jr. Here, two formerly disgraced actors are reinvigorated, fighting each other in an expensive summer with bombastic explosions. In usual Hollywood fashion, Iron Man 2 wanted to be what all sequels should: Bigger, louder, and better.

It was maybe two of those things. Even when it was released, Iron Man 2 was reviewed unfavorably to its predecessor. Iron Man 2 struggles to find time and a reason to put Tony in the suit. Iron Man is all about Tony building the suit, but Iron Man 2 has no idea where to send him.

We get the badass suitcase armor and a new armor that has a triangle as the arc reactor instead of a circle and the circle looked better; yes, I know the triangle comes from the comics.

At this point, Marvel knew that The Avengers was happening. Jackson , and the introduction of Natasha Romanoff Scarlett Johansson. With the exception of getting the audience to appreciate Agent Coulson Clark Gregg , the inclusion of S.

Instead of fighting one machine, he fights a bunch of machines, and does it in a fairly unexciting way of just flying around the expo. Then it culminates by taking out Vanko in a brief, anticlimactic two-on-one fight. It has nothing to do with legacy or sacrifice or world peace. Iron Man 2 finishes with the lame joke of Senator Stern Garry Shandling sticking a medal on Tony and calling him a prick. Iron Man 2 actually feels like a trailer was adapted into a film and then finishes with a teaser trailer.

The movie is filled with just enough cool moments that could be compiled into a compelling two-and-a-half minutes. Accessories Buying Guides How-tos Deals. Health Energy Environment. YouTube Instagram Adobe. Kickstarter Tumblr Art Club. Film TV Games.

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