After all is said and done, Iron Man 2 is worth the price of admission. Tony Stark is much darker in a melancholic way (for good reason) but he is never unsympathetic. Great cast but Mickey Rourke seemed like he was in another movie where he was doing a great job but it was a drama not an action adventure movie. Robert Downey, Jr. is Iron Man and Sam Rockwell was outstanding as the jerk rival industrialist. I am sure Scarlett Johansson will get more to do in the next installment as she was underutilized here. Don Cheadle is now an action adventure star. Jon Favreau is a gifted director who can act and be an advantage on both sides of the camera. The overall look of the movie was technology that leaned more toward the fantastic than the realistic. My understanding was that was the Favreau's intent but I did not like it as an idea although executed adequately. I did enjoy it.