'Iron Man 2' falls short of original By Jonathan Gardner, Special to the Independent Tribune May 12, 2010 May 12, 2010 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On paper, "Iron Man 2" is about as can't miss as a film can get. kAmxEVD 2 7@==@H\FA E@ @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 7F? DF>>6C 3=@4<3FDE6CD @7 E96 =2DE 76H J62CD[ 7:==65 H:E9 2 8C62E 42DE[ 2?5 AC@>:D:?8 >@C6 @7 E96 D2>6 8C62E 24E:@? H:E9@FE 2D >F49 A=@55:?8 324<DE@CJ]k^Am kAmq@E9 E96 Q$A:56C>2?Q 2?5 E96 }@=2? Qq2E>2?Q 7:=>D C62==J E@@< @77 :? 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