I like Guy Pearce a lot, but his character did nothing for me and the fake Mandarin story was awful. The whole “Ironman is retiring” thing was just bogus too.

Plus I think IM2 is just a tad underrated. Certainly on the lower end of the MCU overall, but Rourke does a good job, I like the rivalry with Justin Hammer, Cheadle as Rhodey is an improvement, and they do a good job of showing Ironman as vulnerable.