Very good sequel that doesn't live up to the first, because it can't, but still a great movie in its own right. In the first IM, we saw Tony Stark travel from a self absorbed spoiled rich kid wandering thru life to a tycoon with a greater purpose. Of course, after making that trip, he can't go back and just make the same trip again. Instead, he has to take a different journey this time under the watchful eyes of the nation (and Sgt. Fury). Action scenes are great! The movie avoids the trap of trying to follow the formula of the first. Downey, Jr. is the show (again) and plays cocky, spoiled, insecure, and passionate all at once. Not the original, but still well worth the ticket price (and the price for the DVD later).