I really did enjoy myself with the first “Iron Man” movie because it was smart, explosive and funny but the “Iron Man” series seems to have rusted in this sequel because I didn’t have the fun I got with the first movie.

“Iron Man 2” has Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr. “Iron Man”) under pressure by the new government when his super powered suit is seen as a possible weapon. He then finds a new enemy in the form of Whiplash (Mickey Rourke “The Wrestler”), who possess a weapon similar to that of Stark’s Iron Man suit. Stark’s best friend Rhodey (Don Cheadle “Crash”) then steals another one of his suits but then a bigger threat arrives and the two must partner up again to save the world from bad guys.

Tony Stark unfortunately becomes a bland character as he becomes a pathetic drunk in “Iron Man 2” as the script weakens his once interesting character. Mickey Rourke is reasonably fun to watch as the main villain Whiplash as he acts the part well and there’s something very, very funny about him. Samuel L. Jackson (“The 51st State”) is alright as Nick Fury, the head of S.H.I.E.L..

All-round I was disappointed in “Iron Man 2”. The action scenes were fun to watch and there are a few cute moments but the film is severely knocked down by its lacklustre characters and their dialog. Tony Stark becomes a pathetic drunk like I’ve mentioned and in one scene wets himself while in the suit and if you wanted to see that then maybe “Iron Man 2” will interest you but I don’t. Most of the cast are poor with the exception of Mickey Rourke as the villain Whiplash but maybe that’s due to the appalling script this movie has. “Iron Man 2” isn’t the fun time at the movies the first instalment was.