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Iron Man 2 Just Wright Letters to Juliet answer man BY ROGER EBERT / May 5, 2010 Ricky Robin Hood 12/30/2008 » "Iron Man 2" is a polished, high-octane sequel, not as more current releases » good as the original but cast & credits one-minute movie reviews times & tickets building once again on a quirky performance by Tony Stark Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. The Gwyneth Paltrow still playing Fandango genre doesn't Lt. Col. "Rhodey" Rhodes Don Search movie necessarily require good Cheadle showtimes and buy acting, but when it's there Brooklyn's Finest Natalie Rushman/Natasha Romanoff tickets. (as in "Iron Man" and "The 45365 Dark Knight"), that takes it Scarlett Johansson After.Life Justin Hammer Sam Rockwell up a level. Downey here Ajami Ivan Vanko Mickey Rourke about us gives us a Tony Stark who Alice in Wonderland is cockier and more Samuel L. Jackson The Art of the Steal About the site » egotistical than ever. Or, Agent Coulson Clark Gregg Babies and here's the key, he John Slattery The Back-up Plan Site FAQs » seems to be. Senator Stern Garry Shandling Blood Done Sign My Name Contact us » All heroes have a fatal flaw. The Bounty Hunter That's one of the rules of Paramount presents a film directed by Favreau. Screenplay by Justin Chloe Email the Movie the road in fiction. Tony City Island Answer Man » Stark's flaw is that he is Theroux, based on the Marvel dying. The megalomaniac comic by , , Clash of the Titans act comes naturally, but now , . Running Cop Out on sale now it's useful as a cover-up. His time: 124 minutes. MPAA rating: The Crazies chest-mounted battery pack, PG-13. Creation or life source, or whatever it Date Night is, is running low and Printer-friendly » poisoning his blood. It works Death at a Funeral E-mail this to a friend » by using the rarest element Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the periodic table, and to District 13: renew it would require The Eclipse discovering or inventing a new element. Not easy. Exit Through the Gift Shop Formosa Betrayed Buy now » So Tony stands aside at big events and uses a little blood monitor-- The Writer helpfully named the "Stark Blood Monitor," in case anybody sees it-- The Girl on the Train that tells him his Blood Toxicity is relentlessly climbing toward death. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100505/REVIEWS/100509987 Page 1 of 3 Iron Man 2 :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews 10-05-17 5:57 PM

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo This is his private fear, not even shared with the loyal Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is running his company. The Good Guy The Good Heart Stark is sponsoring a Stark Expo at the site of the New York Worlds' The Greatest Fair, and he flies in for an appearance in the Iron Man suit and Green Zone promises world peace. The arena is thronged with adoring fans. Greenberg Imagine Steve Jobs announcing iPad 3. But trouble is brewing. His Happy Tears Buy now » arch-rival Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) plans an army of rival iron suits. A Congressional committee headed by the fatuous Senator Harry Brown Stern (Garry Shandling) wants Stark to make Iron Man the exclusive Home property of the Defense Department. And in Russia, the bitter Ivan Hot Tub Time Machine Vanko (Mickey Rourke) believes Stark's father stole the Iron Man How to Train Your Dragon secrets from his own father. Hubble 3D Hammer hires Vanko to design a better suit than Stark's, the two suit The Human Centipede designs go to war, we get half an hour of sensational special effects, Iron Man 2 and Bob's your uncle. But you also have a niece, sexy martial arts The Joneses Buy now » expert played by Scarlett Johansson, who may be more than she Just Wright seems. The character was named Black Widow in the comic books, Kick-Ass never a good sign. Fighting at Stark's side is his comrade Lt. Col. "Rhodey" Rhodes (Don Cheadle); while rocketing through a of The Last Song enemy missiles, the two find time to talk. How slow must a missile be Leaves of Grass moving if your buddy has time to warn you to dodge it? Letters to Juliet The Losers The best CGI sequence in the movie comes at midpoint, when Tony The Most Dangerous Man in America Stark decides to drive his own car in the Monaco Grand Prix, and Ivan Mother Vanko stands fearlessly in the middle of the race, dressed like a kinky Buy now » gladiator and wielding electric whips that can slice a car in two. He My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done nearly destroys Stark, which is so exciting that we forget to wonder Nick Nolte: No Exit how he knew that Tony was driving his own car. It's after this race that A Nightmare on Elm Street Hammer signs him up. North Face Our Family Wedding Mickey Rourke gives us all the Ivan Vanko we could possibly wish for, unless he had a third arm to provide space for more tattoos. His The Perfect Game performance features flashing his gold teeth in mirthless laughter, and Please Give lots of growling. Sam Rockwell gives a wry comic performance as A Prophet Hammer, a querulous whiner who seems in over his head in the super Red Riding Trilogy Buy now» weapons business. Remember Me You want a sequel, you got a sequel. "Iron Man 2," directed like the Repo Men first one by Jon Favreau, gets the job done. Since both movies have Ricky essentially the same story arc, there aren't a lot of surprises, however, Robin Hood which started me to wondering how the guys survive inside those The Runaways suits. Sure, the suits are armored, but their bodies aren't. How many The Secret in Their Eyes dizzying falls and brutal blows and sneaky explosions can you survive The Secret of Kells without breaking every bone in your body? Just asking'. At the end of a long day, those suits should be filled with bloody pulp. She's Out of My League Buy now» A Shine of Rainbows Shutter Island Refinance Now at 4.2% Fixed The Square No hidden fees, 4.4% APR. No obligation. Terribly Happy MortgageRefinance.LendGo.com That Evening Sun Vincent: A Life in Color Mortgage Rates Hit 3.54% APR Vincere Obama Urges Homeowners to Refinance as Waking Sleeping Beauty www.SeeRefinanceRates.com Buy now» Who Do You Love? The Yellow Handkerchief Learn the Basics of Forex more current releases » Free Guide. Free Practice Account. Lose 46 Lbs in 3 www.GFTforex.com Months? on dvd Discover the Shocking Truth Penny Stock News & Alerts new on dvd About Canada's Get hot tips and alerts on the top penny Hottest Diet... www.PennyStocksAlerts.com Edge of Darkness (5/11) WeeklyHealthC… Tooth Fairy (5/4) Nine (5/4) $36/hour Work Ads by Yahoo! The Muse (5/4) Online job. No scam. Matinee (5/4) Realistic $36 per Leap Year (5/4) hour. No schedule. Escape From L.A. (5/4) Nice pay. www.Pittsburg… Ride with the Devil (4/27) It's Complicated (4/27) Rich Dad Poor The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (4/27) Dad Pittsburgh more new on dvd » Rich Dad Education Pittsburgh. FREE coming on dvd financial workshops June 1st - 2nd www.richdaded… The Girl on the Train (5/18) The Messenger (5/18) The Spy Next Door (5/18) Valentine's Day (5/18)

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