Certainly not bad, but after the very good Iron man I expected more, I still have no idea what Samuel Jackson (or Scarlet Johansson) were doing in the film. I guess they were being set up for sequels, but it was just shoddy writing.

Worst superhero movie since Iron Man. Stark's unlikeable arrogance again masks any depth his character might have had. The plot is as tedious as the first, with a story written by committee that ticks every box in the How to do a generic superhero manual.

My final conclusion about Iron Man 2 is not a positive one. While it's a good enough ride while you're watching it, it ultimately isn't worth it. The acting is still good, the villains make for an interesting story, and the action is just as fun as it was before, but not having much of it matter leaves it feeling unimportant and a waste of time.

I was hanging out with my girlfriends little brother, i didn't have a choice here.

Really enjoyable sequel. The story is not very sophisticated or surprising, but enough so, and the film has nice cgi, good acting, and funny elements.

Worse than the first one. Nothing to remember, but fairly entertaining flick.

Don't get me wrong - I could watch Scarlett Johansson kick ass the whole day, but Iron Man 2 is nowhere near as good as the first one. The final third is full of entertaining action, but what precedes it is a terribly paced movie that completely ruins what made its predecessor so good - the character of Tony Stark, who changed from a likeable bastard to an annoying idiot. Rourke's character was terrible as well. But like I said, the final third and Scarlett are the film's redeeming qualities.

there are a handful of pretty fun bits in this movie, but there's too much wrong with it for me to rate it any higher than this. significantly worse than the first one and probably the worst marvel studios movie so far

Disappointing sequel.

The main problem is that the film is completely toothless. Instead of any interesting discussion of Tony's family, or actually making him deal with realistic problems, the story hinges on him being poisoned with palladium and then he wizards his way out of it in an amazingly ho-hum and idiotic scene. After the explosions are over, you can't help but notice that nothing actually happened.

Flashy, arrogant, and hollow, just like Stark.

Good: Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Downey Jr. are awesome. And Scarlett Johansson is HOLYSHITHOT. (And she's a red head in the movie and I love red heads.) Bad: I wish my dad left me vauge bullshit about atoms in a model city that will solve my future heart problem.

Don't get the complaints, I loved this. Truly the first Marvel Universe movie where it feels like there's a whole world out there. Great acting, great action, what more could you ask for? Actually, a bit more on Tony's drinking. But that's about it.