Guys from steel As befits a good modern sequel, Iron Man 2 is several times more powerful fusion of entertainment, fiction and adrenaline than the first film. At the same time, the first part itself was able to raise the bar for high-quality superhero cinema, return Robert Downey Jr. to Hollywood stars of the first magnitude, and impress the viewer with a beautiful story and powerful action. The second part surpassed the first in all respects, but perhaps not in every detail.
The action has become many times more, and the casting now boasts the presence of spectacular Sam Rockwell, brutal Mickey Rourke and stunningly beautiful Scarlett Johansson! Well, besides returning from the first film inimitable Robert Downey and the charming Gwyneth Paltrow, in the supporting roles you can see Samuel L. Jackson and the director of the film - John Favreau! The beautiful multicast is almost perfect. Tony Stark continues to be both a glamorous scumbag and at the same time a national hero, Whistle exalts the pride of the Russian nation, and the sexy Black Widow does a whole squad of special security in a pair of chic hand-to-hand combat techniques.
Here, literally every action scene causes a stormy delight and a desire to applaud, the budget and scope of the film are palpably visible, all two hours of timekeeping are swept by such a drive with a regular change of locations that it is not possible to distract from the plot in order not to miss any details or an impressive spectacle and a sea of special effects! Flights, explosions, firefights, fighting “robots” and saving civilians from another internal and external threat. The title of a superhero film is justified a hundredfold, even despite the fact that in fact the idea of history is not a threat to all humanity, but a banal revenge and an arms race.
In those ages, Hollywood treated Russians with due respect and recognition of greatness, in addition to various inscriptions finally written without mistakes, with the right spelling and punctuation, whether it is store signs, newspaper headlines or a running line in the news program, through Ivan - the character of Rourke, the spirit of the Russian man from beginning to end, with accentuation and dedication, with a demonstration of strong character and excellent mind. Whiplash is almost the pride of our nation in the whole world cinema of recent years, or even in its history, and Mickey himself played this role really firmly, seriously and emotionally, causing only sincere respect and admiration. Well, Natasha, performed by Johansson, once again proved to the whole world that in Russia the most beautiful, brave and strong (both body and spirit) girls, which again really touches, even despite the elementary fact that neither Scarlett nor Mickey are Russian in fact. According to acting skills, they show a real class, and the attention of the creators to the details of these images and their storylines leads to delight!
Against the background of ideas of personal revenge and aspirations to surpass everyone in terms of military weapons, the central storyline of Tony Stark is very vivid here, looking for new forces, passing through pain, despair, search for life reference points and, finally, love. The colorfulness of the characters in the film is dramatically extremely sensual, and each character here is an interesting path from beginning to end, and even a likely sequel. After all, only a bright future can be moved when such real heroes are on guard of the world!
And if the overall impression of the film causes only positive, then looking for any flaw in the perfect entertainment spectacle, you can find fault with only the most significant details, such as the replacement of Terrence Howard for Don Cheadle, the absence of a scene in the trailers where Pepper kisses Stark's helmet and throws him down, and some painfully blurred scene from Stan Lee's cameo. At the same time, the film refers to the famous science fiction films like each part of Robocop and the first Predator, and also has a number of surprises related to the Marvel universe. The scene with the shield of Captain America is just killer, one of the best humorous episodes of the film!
By the way, humor plays an important role here. The more closely you follow what is happening, the sharper many jokes sound. And the dialogues here turned out to be so amusing that they resemble the recent “Sherlock Holmes”, where the same Downey equally perfectly presented the image of another world-famous hero. The film will be fun, leaving a sea of positive emotions in the heart and will help to have fun.
The heyday of such a movie in the present time continues to stubbornly take borders, each time presenting the world with even cooler continuations of already stunning creations. And the bar regularly touches higher and higher. And if what Iron Man 2 lacks, it is the presence of 3D, because real entertainment can impress the viewer with this modern trend of cinema progress. “Iron Man 2” is a stunning masterpiece of the genre of fiction, which you want to watch again and again, without leaving the cinema hall. From start to finish, this movie is thrilling, all evolving and moving forward until these steel guys twist an unforgettable final fight. This is an impressive sight of a stunning attraction of fantasy, action and special effects, capable of striking and staying in the heart forever. A brilliant work of art!
10 out of 10
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