Iron Man 2 is very low down my MCU list. I think it was badly tainted by trying to shove in wider MCU elements and it's the first film where we saw that happen. Black Widow and Happy are a distraction rather than being core to the movie. Sam Jackson brings the movie to a standstill for a bit. And it was just unfortunate that they had to recast War Machine because it was really like they were starting from scratch and I didn't buy the friendship between him and Stark before they had to break it. Their chemistry was vastly improved by Shane Black in Iron Man 3.
So the movie felt very fractured. On top of that, or possibly as a result of that, it couldn't keep focus on key story points. For example, we have a set up that Stark's injury will kill him and then it is solved mid way through the movie in a very clumsy way. Rourke showed real potential as an adversary we could care about, something that has been a constant weak point in Marvel movies, but he just didn't get the screen time needed. So yeah, it was patchy and is a weaker film as a result. It was at this point that I realised that superhero film fatigue would probably kick in and a couple of bad movies would bring the MCU to an end...
...um, I was wrong.
So the movie felt very fractured. On top of that, or possibly as a result of that, it couldn't keep focus on key story points. For example, we have a set up that Stark's injury will kill him and then it is solved mid way through the movie in a very clumsy way. Rourke showed real potential as an adversary we could care about, something that has been a constant weak point in Marvel movies, but he just didn't get the screen time needed. So yeah, it was patchy and is a weaker film as a result. It was at this point that I realised that superhero film fatigue would probably kick in and a couple of bad movies would bring the MCU to an end...
...um, I was wrong.
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