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good with room for improvement
PostedMay 15, 2010
GoodMovieGourmand
from Miami Beach, FL
The caliber of the acting was superb, the story good, but the plot development less so. Too much time wasted on wham bam special effects and too little invested in character development and reaping the benefit from the actors' talent as well as the locations. Montecarlo could have been placed in Podunk, Iowa (with respect to the people of Podunk, if it exists) for all of the good it did... Let people enjoy the good parts and actual interaction between the stars rather than trying to dazzle them with how quickly they can blow up and destroy each location they are in. That's too easy and may be fine for young teen males but even they merit more.
Ironman 1 had that quality in spades, this sequel needed MUCH more of it. Maybe the next one will correct the imbalance again.
This was somewhat enjoyable, but left you wanting more and suffered from a lack of "flow". Still worth seeing, but Gwyneth was underused and came across as whiny. She deserves better. Every time the pace faltered, the movie introduced someone new, which helped but did not remedy the situation.
Dropping Terence Howard was a good move. All the other actors are great, but let us enjoy their talent versus forcing us to sit thro' explosion after explosion just for the sake of it.
Still hopeful the series can get back on track.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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