IRON MAN 2 could have felt like a rusted bucket of parts that don't
fit together anymore. Far from it! It just as thrilling and
wonderful a ride as the first movie. Some might say there's not much
new going on here. They'd be right. But it's so well executed &
follows the tone of the original so accurately that none of that
matters. It feels like a natural follow-up to No. 1. The effects &
set pieces are just as good also. Rockwell & Routke fill the villain
suits well. All the side players have enough to do to keep you
interested, but not steal the spotlight from Downey, who is at his
irrascible best. And stay 'till the very end for teaser for another
Marvel movie! — Alan Yudman