SPOILER ALERT
So the story so far, he made the suit and revealed himself to the world, he watched as once again his machines were turned against him, he travels through a wormhole and briefly glimpses mortality, where does Tony Stark go from there? Well we actually begin to see some character development.
There was a touch of character development in the first film but we haven't really seen Tony Stark himself in any of his films so far, we've only seen Iron Man. This film sees him forced out of the suit, out of his comfort zone following the realisation that he is suffering. The events from The Avengers are hurting him and we really begin to see that in this film. He is forced to oppose to evil terrorist "The Mandarin" whilst being hunted down by a gang of apparently super-powered villains.
So yes, character, I really liked this film because it actually separated the hero from the suit and it allowed Downey to actually show us the character which hadn't really been done yet. I honestly find Tony Stark more interesting than Iron Man which is a confusing but somewhat accurate description of how it should be. Also commendation to Ben Kingsley for playing the most convincing interpretation of an actor I've ever seen, yes, his character is an actor in the film.
I liked the plot, even if it was almost a carbon copy of the first one, the terrorist leader is actually being controlled by the white business executive, oh the connotations, but it is a winning formula for the series. I did like this variation more, it has to be said. The change in director from Jon Favreau to Shane Black was noticeable, especially so by the tone. Previous series films have been quite light hearted and although it might fall victim to the obvious series cliche of becoming yet more dark and saddening, it was an incredibly needed move for the franchise.
This film had a lot of tragic moments, top 3 for me personally were, in no order; loss of Dummy (the robot arm), incapacitation of Happy Hogan (Favreau) and When Jarvis is lost (briefly). The writing was also incredibly good for the film, whilst in the past I have criticised the comedy of Iron Man films for being inconsistent in quality, this film was the shiz for comedy, it wasn't forced like previous films, it wasn't overdone, like Baby Bear's porridge it was JUST RIGHT.
Best/Worst moments... Best was the Mk 42 returning to the cranes, "The Prodigal Son returns..." followed by the suit crashing into a railing and falling to pieces. Worst part was the slightly choc-a-bloc action sequence of roughly 30 Iron shell-suits fighting enemies that are ALL FIGHTING THE SAME WAY. It could have been so good.
Film is 9/10, very good, a cool family watch as well, definitely worth it. So now the poster and the IMDB, thanks for reading.
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