Iron Man 2

The first Iron Man was pretty great; it was surprisingly great. Thus, the expectation for Iron Man 2 became: this film should 'wow' us. It doesn't. But that's not a failure, for Iron Man 2 delivers upon what any movie sequel should. That being: it shouldn't suck, and Iron Man 2 is decent. The story is kind of lame, an arrogant Tony Stark (Iron Man) neglects his friends, work, and being Iron Man. We discover that this is because he is slowly dying because of the device in his chest that simultaneously keeps him alive as Iron Man, but is poisoning his body. There are also a lot of filler moments in the film. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Samuel L. Jackson are the duo who are testing out Stark for the inevitable Avengers film. (Which is due out in 2012). Despite the film's problems, like these filler moments and endless mopey Tony Stark, the action delivers and it moves well. The action is pretty great, especially in the last part of the movie. There is a purely 'non-stunt' scene with Scarlett Johansson that is especially satisfying. Iron Man 2 is a decent film, but probably should have been a lot better. The script should have been looked at more. Iron Man 3 is in the works for after The Avengers.
Iron Man 2: ★★★