Iron Man 2

This was an excellent second act to the Iron Man story.  I must admit I was a bit nervous going into this one.  The first Iron Man was such a great movie and generally speaking sequels never work.  In this case the boys from Marvel entertainment did a fantastic job coming up with both an intriguing story and a bad guy on par to take on Tony Stark and Iron Man.   The romantic chemistry between Tony and Pepper is ratcheted up a notch and the addition of Scarlett Johansson's character Natasha Romanoff also adds a bit of sexual tension between the three.  The action cinematography was on par with the first Iron Man movie and the acting was superb from Downey, Paltrow, Johansson, Rourke and Cheadle.   Those of you seeing it at the theater make sure to stay past the credits to see a teaser clip from an upcoming Marvel movie.   Definitely worth seeing at the theaters.  (5.0/6.0)