Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Genre: Superhero
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Sam Rockwell
Running Time: 125 minutes



After revealing to the world that he is indeed Iron Man, Tony Stark’s star is on the rise. Unfortunately, superstardom makes him spin out of control. Justin Hammer, a rival weapons manufacturer, recruits Ivan Vanko, a Russian physicist, to try to ruin Stark’s legacy, so Iron Man will have to find his way again and spring back into action.

What an uninspired follow-up to the 2008 original. The story just seems to plod along, painstakingly, until it is finally time for the denouement. Most of the cast does okay, except maybe for Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke. Rockwell is usually good, but his performance here is kind of flat. And I never really believed in Rourke as a Russian bad guy. He does not even seem to believe it himself.

Overall, Iron Man 2 offers very few shining moments.
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