
And at Hit Fix, Drew McWeeny – an alumnus of, guess what, Ain’t It Cool News – calls the sequel “the victory lap” and “a blast of pure confidence and charisma, absolutely effective.” Plus he loves seeing Scarlett Johansson in IMAX. (“Ka-pow,” says he.)
The Hollywood Reporter, on the other hand, rips the new film: “Everything fun and terrific about ‘Iron Man,’ a mere two years ago, has vanished with its sequel.” Kirk Honeycutt likes some of the action scenes, and he likes Johansson “in various stages of dress and undress,” but otherwise he’s distinctly unimpressed.
Still, at the moment “Iron Man 2” is sitting at 70 percent positive on Rotten Tomatoes – although that rating comes from just a dozen reviews. More will follow shortly.