Also, what's the deal with Whiplash's father's background? From everything we're told, Howard Stark really did screw him over BADLY.
I mean, Howard didn't like that the man wanted to make money off of an invention, which seemed baffling to me considering how rich Howard Stark obviously was. But, this is never really addressed in the movie.
I liked it better than the first one. Downey Jr. was more confortable in his shoes as Stark, the action bits were cooler and liked a lot the character Mickey Rourke played. Much more complex and dark than your usual villain. Now, one thing I could have done without, Scarlet Johansson. Her scenes looked too much like some trailer for an upcoming Black Widow film. And Jon Favreau playing comic relief was just painful to watch.
I've quoted what Jim H said about Wiplash and Stark's father because I think the movie sohuld have explored this much better. I never understood completely if Whiplash had a genuine reason for hating Stark's guts or if it was just a personal obssession. I for one think that Stark Sr. screwing over Wiplash and Stark Sr. learning about it too late and trying to make things right too late would have been more interesting.