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.

Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

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

Brian Lowry

Variety