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Iron Man 2

2010 2h 4m
Adventure Action Science Fiction
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.9/10
22,893 reviews
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Iron Man 2

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies.

"It's not the armor that makes the hero, but the man inside."

Top Billed Cast

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow
Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
Natalie Rushman / Natasha Romanoff
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Justin Hammer
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke
Ivan Vanko
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
Agent Coulson

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

O ohlalipop Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-09

It was understood that the theaters would be sold out but when the three of us came there we just couldn't accept NO for an answer. So we were finally able to buy tickets BUT we were seated separately. It was fine though. The movie kept me entertained. Except for the guy near me who was snoring pretty loud, the movie was great.


Of course Robert Downey Jr was amazing as always. There might be weird critics with this movie but for me, I liked it. The action scenes were just right. It wasn't too much and it wasn't too little. It was weird seeing Don Cheadle though play Terrence Howard's char...

D Dan_Tebasco Verified TMDB Critic
2018-01-10

Yet another ridiculously high rated Marvel movie, we get it Marvel fanboys you just love it when a new Marvel movie comes out, so much that you forget any flaws in it and give it a 10 or a 9 anyways.

But come on seriously? Wouldn't you rather they spent a little time at actually writing a somewhat decent script and making it a bit more entertaining than to praise EVERYTHING they do to the skies just because you want a new chapter in the Marvel universe?

Cause this is NOT a good movie, 35 minutes of decent at best action and 85 minutes of nonsensical blabber.

Mickey Rourke was the only...

G Gimly Verified TMDB Critic
2018-06-04

**A long form review originally posted in 2010:**

I find, the best way to look at this movie, is as two movies. Sounds strange I know, but bear with me.

On the one hand you have this Super Hero movie, it's about the main character, Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), flying around doing comic book-character type stuff, and it's this pretty okay action film that's worth taking a look at. Then, there's this drama with a hint of comedy, this other film isn't really a genre, it's just about the characters interacting with each other, it's about the main character, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), d...

T tmdb44006625 Verified TMDB Critic
2019-03-09

Honestly, it took me three tries to get through this movie once. It kept putting me to sleep.

The cast do everything they can to make their scenes entertaining, but Iron Man 2 is a just an absolute waste of two hours and $200 million. 1: The stupidly integrated villain Ivan Vanko who is given no backstory or true relatable motive (even Mickey Rourke was pissed at how his character was handled). 2: The pointless subplot of how Tony Stark has to create a new element to save himself. 3: The sloppy introductions of both SHIELD and Black Widow. There's very little here that is of any actual ente...

J JPV852 Verified TMDB Critic
2020-05-31

Says a lot, but took now a decade to finally see this sequel. Certainly belongs in the lower tier of the MCU as the plot really felt disjointed and even though it was only two hours, really short for a comic book movie nowadays, still felt so much longer. That said, had a few okay moments yet can't really say anything stood out. **2.75/5**...