This movie was good. Mickey Rourke was excellent as the obsessed, tatooed and learing Ivan Vanko. Robert Downey continued his perfectly cast role of Tony Stark with ease. Gwenyth Paltrow and ScarJo added a cool, tough and sexy vibe. It is true if you liked the first you will enjoy this one. There was some definite breaks in the action but when the action scenes do happen they are very impressive and fun. Great way to start the summer movie season.
I enjoyed this movie overall and would give it 3.5 stars. The dialogue was snappy and funny and that kept you in. Megan Fox is well - Megan Fox - and she provides her usual nice visual entertainment. I would have preferred more gore actually as I'm a big horror movie fan - this movie could have easily been PG-13. The ending "pool" scene is a bit odd and seemed off course. But, it was a nice evening escape from a long day of work.
Fun movie, I didn't know what to expect and i was very pleasantly surprised. Liam Neeson does a great job with the part and you can really feel his desire and lust for revenge .
The villians (although not much character development there) are truly dark figures and Pierre Morel really brings you into their dark environments and sets a creepy stage at times.
A lot of action, the car chase scene is a little unnecessary, but mostly done in short bursts to keep you fully engaged. Some of the fight scenes were sensational and violent.