The follow-up to 2008’s critical and popular hit is, alas, an overwrought “Iron.” It’s also overwritten. Returning director-co-producer Jon Favreau, employing Justin Theroux’s hackneyed screenplay, veers away from what made the first installment seem like a fresh take on superhero blockbusters.

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