" I know exactly what I'm doing."With most of the 'new' back-story dispensed with in the opening montage, Iron Man 2 gets straight down to business and rattles along at a fairly breathless pace for the most part. The rapid-fire dialogue is delivered effortlessly by a truly staggering cast - Downey Jnr is a joy to watch, his relationship with Paltrow's Pepper Potts is spot-on and more entertaining this time round, and Mickey Rourke gives real gravitas and surprising nuance to Stark's main nemesis Ivan Vanko. When the secondary leads are actors of the calibre of Scarlett Johannon, the excellent Sam Rockwell and even director Favreau himself, quality is never in question, with these three performances all proving highly effective. Some early critics have pointed to a mid-section lull, but that is to misunderstand the nature of the film; it is not an all-out superhero movie as such, more of a drama punctuated by some terrific action scenes. The set-pieces are relatively short, sharp and stunning in execution, with the Monaco Grand Prix sequence a breathtaking standout. The only casualty of the pace of the movie is that characters and issues can feel little short-changed, but this is necessary to create this finely-directed and tightly-presented entertainment.
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