Published on: 5th August, 2009
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Garry Shandling, John Slattery, Kate Mara, Clark Gregg, Olivia Munn.
Genre: Thriller, Action
The John Favreau helmed Iron Man 2 is by far the most keenly awaited sequel to the blockbuster Iron Man based on Marvel’s star male protagonist, Tony Stark aka Iron Man played by Academy Award nominated, Robert Downey Jr. who makes a thrilling comeback in the continuance of the Iron Man that has grossed a colossal 578million dollars till date.
Accolade winning actor Don Cheadle dons the role of Colonel James ‘Rhodney’ Rhodes, Stark’s most dependable man, whose dynamics with Robert takes the movie to an uncharted echelon. The movie revolves around a story of Robert, a hero in steel, now a family man, who finds himself in inexplicable circumstances and how he tackles those forces. The movie explores the intriguing, far-spanning aspects of Tony Stark’s character while still being firmly rooted to realism.
Tony Stark finds himself engulfed in a love triangle of sorts with his junior, Pepper Potts played by Gwyneth Paltrow and the Russian bomb, Black Widow played by Scarlett Johansson who does a fine job kicking butt. How this battle of emotions will shape the movie is to be watched out for.
Michael Rourke plays the villainous Russian Whiplash/Ivan Vanko who does time in prison and seen devising a mean suit though more archaic but far deadlier. Garry Shandling plays Senator Stern who grills Stark about the Ironman armour and tries aggressive reasoning with him regarding how the suit was a weapon that should belong to the military.
Finding himself at loggerheads with Stark, Rhodes eventually gives in to the draw of hardware coming up with his own armour, the War Machine that is doubly meaner than Iron Man. Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell) is an arms seller who equips Rhodes’s armour with weapons.
To guard himself from government infringement, Iron Man retreats to the famous Randy’s Donuts, L.A. Nick Fury played by Samuel L. Jackson comes up with a tempting offer for Stark which he might find difficult to decline.
The Iron Man maker and Marvel comics prodigy Stan Lee plays a cameo role of Larry King where he is seen questioning Tony Stark about his revamped black Iron Man armour.
One can expect loads of pulsating action sequences inclusive of a major villainous robots rout shot that is bound to keep its attendees at tender hooks throughout its viewing.
