Metacritic Movie Ratings
Iron Man 2 Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  A polished, high-ozone sequel, not as good as the original but building once again on a quirky performance by Robert Downey Jr.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The action sequences are fun, though not as exhilarating as in the 2008 original, and the dialogue can be zingy.

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• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  Isn't as much fun as its predecessor, but by the time the smoke clears, it'll do.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Downey's head and heart are in the right place, but the movie is more in pieces than whole, and more about iron than about men.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  You're left wanting more, but not quite the "more" Iron Man 2 works so hard to supply.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  As sequels go, this one is acceptable, nothing more, nothing less.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Intimacy has vanished from the relationship between Tony and Pepper, and grace has been stricken from the movie as a whole.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Well, that didn't take long. Everything fun and terrific about "Iron Man," a mere two years ago, has vanished with its sequel. In its place, Iron Man 2 has substituted noise, confusion, multiple villains, irrelevant stunts and misguided story lines.

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