Eh,like they will do away enough with that good stuff in the movie. I think too much is being saved for Iron Man 3,if it happens,it may become Spiderman 3 ish if Iron Man 2 isn't Spiderman 3 bad. Hammer sounds like wasted potential,the crap storylines I mentioned sound very predictable,Stark is just going to keep drinking without being wasted going in Iron Man mode,and of course the Mandarin will have a weak-ass presence as well with no build up for him to be in the third movie. I want to see Stark drunk as hell because of all his problems fighting as Ironman,it would make for great drama.
What is your problem with the direction of the movie? It's taking the logical steps forward in the story of Stark.
He has revealed himself to be Iron Man. He has become a global superstar. And people are coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of him. That is the RIGHT direction to go, undeniable.
You've got the rival weapons manufacturer wanting Stark out of the way and wanting his tech (Hammer)
You got the villain who feels personally wrong by the Stark family. A villain who sees himself as the good guy and the good guy as the bad guy.(Vanko)
Then you have the US government breathing down Starks neck about turning his tech over to them.
And also Stark's growing ego getting out of control.
All these things pose different problems to Tony. Could provide him with different inner conflicts.
Is keeping his tech all to himself the right thing to do? Should he turn it over to the "people"?
Is Vanko right? Is he the good guy?
Then you have to consider Rhodey's story. Loyalty to his best friend or loyalty to the military?
I mean, if you don't like the sound of that then what in gods name did you expect?
The only problem i can forsee being a possibility is it being overstuffed. But that shouldn't be a problem as long as the film is at least 2 hours long, which it will be.