IRON MAN 2 (2010)
In this one Ivan Vanko (a.k.a. Whiplash played by Mickey
Rourke) decides to take on IRON MAN because the Stark family are butchers in
his eyes and they ruined his dad’s life. Meanwhile Tony Stark (played by Robert
Downey Jr.) is slowly dying due to blood toxicity caused by the arc reactor in
his chest. I didn’t mention this in my IRON MAN review but basically Tony’s got
a hole in his chest because he needs a permanent power (the arc reactor) source
to keep a piece of shrapnel from entering his heart. Eventually S.H.E.I.L.D. takes a more hands on
approach than they did in IRON MAN and we are introduced to Black Widow (played
by Scarlett Johansson) for the first time who is a S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent. We also
get to know Lt. Col James Rhodes a bit better and he ends up spending a lot of
time babysitting Tony who is kinda spinning out of control.
The scope of this one layered on top of Tony’s personal give
this movie a bit more punch than some reviewers are giving it credit for. In
fact of the 3 IRON MAN movie, IRON MAN 2 is the most entertaining. It somehow
feels light hearted while giving us a determined and brutal villain. The pace
is even and nothing about the movie feels like it shouldn’t be there. Between
IRON MAN and IRON MAN 2 we do get a little confusion as to what the heck is
going on with the AVENGERS INITIATIVE. There is an added scene where it sounds
like Nick Fury (played by Samuel L Jackson) is going to talk to Tony about the
Avengers. In the added scene after THE INCREDIBLE HULK Tony is actually talking
to Thunderbolt (Ross) about the Hulk in regards to the Avengers. Then for
whatever reason, at the end of IRON MAN 2, Nick Fury is saying Tony isn’t even
being asked to be part of the Avengers due to the Black Widow’s report on him.
Then jumping a year to THE AVENGERS the AVENGERS INITIATIVE had been shut down,
but Nick Fury is putting the band together anyway. I guess it’s just proof the
MCU wasn’t always as solidly coherent regarding an actual plan as it is now.
One thing I do wish about IRON MAN 2 is that we would have gotten more of the “full-suit”
Whiplash than we got. What was good about the movie is that the full suit
Whiplash we did get looked vastly superior to the comics version where in a lot
of cases one of his arms is completely exposed.
IRON MAN 2 was a fantastic way to introduce fans to Black Widow and War Machine at the time, but looking back, I kind of wonder if MARVEL wishes they had just gone ahead and made a Black Widow solo movie then, so they could be making a second film in the series by now. Fortunately for Black Widow her solo movie is coming out soon. War Machine however…. it seems that may be a character the MCU leaves behind moving forward…unless they are going to bring the character back in a Disney + Show.
For the sheer fun of it, IRON MAN 2 gets a solid 5 out of 7.
When going back to the IRON MAN series, it’s always the first movie of the 3
that I choose to watch.
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