A couple nights ago I decided to revisit Iron Man 2. I think I remembered it better than it actually is. I think the biggest problem with the film is that it juggles too many plot lines at once. Third act a bit underwhelming and a weak villian but all in all I still enjoy watching it.
Yeah, they split it between Hammer and Vanko a bit too much and at the end they both had unsatisfying conclusions for the characters. It’s not terrible, but it’s lacking. I thought IM3 was worse in a lot of ways.
It’s worth watching for Sam Rockwell’s “Ex Wife” alone.
Actually, all of Sam Rockwell’s scenes are gold.
He was excellent and I wish he’d been in more of the MCU films.
I’d really love to see the Armor Wars explored in the MCU, or Stark losing his company (would likely have to be to Hammer [which they should have done in some form in IM2, they kinda half-assed it in IM1 but it wasn’t as heavy as it could have been] or maybe Ezekiel Stane).