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thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Britany Murphy

2.5/5

rotten

Muses of Media

Ultimately, Thor: Love and Thunder is at its best when it wholly leans into the emotionally compelling parts of its story and stops trying to be Thor: Ragnarok 2.0.

NEGATIVE

https://musesofmedia.ca/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Danielle Solzman

4.5/5

fresh

Solzy at the Movies

Thor: Love and Thunder might have some absurd things going on with everything happening but of all Marvel films, this one has earned it.

POSITIVE

https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-brings-the-fun/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Kate Sánchez

8/10

fresh

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

A visual smorgasbord of film, Thor: Love and Thunder is joy and feelings with screaming goats, rainbow bridges, and a cast that knocks everything out of the park - even with third act faults.

POSITIVE

https://butwhytho.net/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

KiMi Robinson

3/5

fresh

Arizona Republic

“Love and Thunder” doesn’t take itself seriously, employing soap opera-like acting and gags throughout. The more dramatic scenes are set apart in their tone and coloring, which has striking results.

POSITIVE

https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/07/05/thor-4-love-and-thunder-2022-review/7762557001/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Sheraz Farooqi

2/5

rotten

CinemaDebate

Despite some strong performances and few heartfelt moments, Thor: Love and Thunder ultimately buckles under a slew of tiresome humor and paper-thin character arcs. A sizable dip from the balance achieved in Thor: Ragnarok.

NEGATIVE

https://cinemadebate.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review-more-goofy-than-substance/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Grant Watson

4/10

rotten

Fiction Machine

The dramatic and comedic elements simply do not mix well&#59; none of the more serious elements feel earned, and none of the humorous bits can be taken seriously. The film curdles.

NEGATIVE

https://fictionmachine.com/2022/07/05/review-thor-love-thunder-2022/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Matthew Turner

3/5

fresh

Nerdly

It delivers the expected combination of action, emotion and humour, but there are signs that the Marvel formula is finally starting to wear thin.

POSITIVE

http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Perri Nemiroff

4/5

fresh

Perri Nemiroff (YouTube)

A high-energy romp that highlights Taika Waititi's exceptional handle on blending humor and heart.

POSITIVE

https://youtu.be/aKP0JrQbO-c

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Jenna Anderson

3.5/5

fresh

ComicBook.com

The film's heartfelt and reverential core feels perfect for its crop of characters and for the current cultural moment, but that perfection is hindered by bizarre structural choices and inconsistent CGI.

POSITIVE

https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/thor-love-and-thunder-review-marvel-mcu/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Scott Mendelson

5/10

rotten

Forbes

Bale and Thompson are great, but everyone else (including the director) looks and feels like they're just going through the motions out of commercial obligation.

NEGATIVE

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/05/movies-marvel-thor-love-and-thunder-review-chris-hemsworth-natalie-portman-christian-bale-tessa-thompson-taika-waititi/?sh=67f6e94d1925

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Mike Ryan

fresh

Uproxx

Taika Waititi has certainly cracked the code on how to make a good Thor movie.

POSITIVE

https://uproxx.com/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Sean Keane

rotten

CNET

The Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster fails to give Natalie Portman or Christian Bale enough time to shine as it tries to stuff in too much.

NEGATIVE

https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/thor-love-and-thunder-review-a-disappointing-taika-waititi-marvel-encore/#ftag=CAD590a51e

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Doug Jamieson

3.5/5

fresh

The Jam Report

Taika Waititi again mixes irreverent comedy with bombastic action to create a film that's far from groundbreaking but still good solid fun.

POSITIVE

http://thejamreport.com/2022/07/05/review-thor-love-and-thunder-is-far-from-groundbreaking-but-still-good-solid-fun/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Ed Potton

4/5

fresh

Times (UK)

This could have been a difficult second album for Taika Waititi, who made his Marvel debut in considerable style with Thor: Ragnarok in 2017. Fat chance.

POSITIVE

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thor-love-and-thunder-review-superheroes-pythonesque-gags-and-russell-crowe-in-a-skirt-mrj8t0qgg

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Paul McGuire Grimes

4/5

fresh

Paul's Trip to the Movies

It’s quite clear Chris Hemsworth is stilling having a blast playing Thor and has allowed the character to really evolve over the course of 11 years since his Marvel debut.

POSITIVE

https://paulstriptothemovies.com/movie-review-thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Brian Lowry

rotten

CNN.com

The impressive mix of tones and styles that director Taika Waititi pulled off in Thor: Ragnarok largely fizzles in Thor: Love and Thunder, which isn't as funny as it wants to be, as stirring as it needs to be or romantic as it ought to be.

NEGATIVE

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/entertainment/thor-love-and-thunder-review/index.html

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Matt Lynch

rotten

In Review Online

The hints of [an] ... “auteurist” perspective on the material ... are fun enough to spot and inject a bit of personality, but nothing ever congeals&#59; every scene just feels like a placeholder until we get to the end and set up the next thing.

NEGATIVE

https://inreviewonline.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Stephanie Zacharek

rotten

TIME Magazine

[It advertises] itself so loudly as “Fun!” that it ceases to actually be fun. This is the way with Waititi, a gifted director who, now that he’s no longer required to wield a light touch, seems to have forgotten how to do so.

NEGATIVE

https://time.com/6193270/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Tessa Smith

4.5/5

fresh

Mama's Geeky

Hilarious and emotional, but also goes to a very dark place. The must see, epic space adventure, romantic comedy of the summer.

POSITIVE

https://mamasgeeky.com/2022/07/thor-love-and-thunder-review.html

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Caitlin Chappell

fresh

CBR

Thor: Love and Thunder lives up to its name and sets the stage for an exciting future for this corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

POSITIVE

https://www.cbr.com/thor-love-and-thunder-movie-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

M.N. Miller

4/5

fresh

Ready Steady Cut

Thankfully, Taika Waititi brings a serious amount of fun and a wonderful depth to Thor: Love and Thunder’s final scenes. It is the pure big studio comic book summer escapism we have been waiting for.

POSITIVE

https://readysteadycut.com/2022/07/05/review-thor-love-and-thunder-film/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Jim Schembri

3/5

fresh

jimschembri.com

It certainly is good for a laugh even though it sometimes veers too close to becoming a joke...Once Russell Crowe enters the fray as Zeus it feels as though Thor: Love and Thunder has stepped through the looking glass and turned into a Mel Brooks film.

POSITIVE

https://tinyurl.com/9ahatb25

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Ben Travis

4/5

fresh

Empire Magazine

Weirder than Ragnarok, but incredibly sincere in its outlook, Taika’s Thor-quel is a big, beautiful blast. You’ll love it, and probably thunder it too. What a classic Thor adventure!

POSITIVE

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Ann Hornaday

2.5/4

fresh

Washington Post

“Thor: Love and Thunder” may not define a high point in the MCU’s ongoing mission of world domination, but it’s not a low point either.

POSITIVE

https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-movie-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Linda Marric

4/5

fresh

The Jewish Chronicle

While there is very little doubt that this second instalment will go on to make just as much at the box office as its predecessor, if not more, it does however feel as though the franchise as whole has once and for all lost its shine and originality.

POSITIVE

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/film-review-thor-love-and-thunder-it-doesn't-feel-like-it-has-anything-new-to-add-6fyYEJURUODNGX3C5FVPOQ

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Mark Kennedy

3/4

fresh

Associated Press

The whipsaw from death and suffering to idiocy is staggering, with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson credited alongside Waititi for a script that seems like it was pasted together after gerbils ripped up a bag of words.

POSITIVE

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Review-Thor-Love-and-Thunder-is-pure-bonkers-17284811.php

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Scott Greenstone

1/4

rotten

Seattle Times

“Thor 4” is the worst Marvel movie, because it’s not a movie — it’s content.

NEGATIVE

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-review-a-marvel-movie-so-unworthy-to-wield-thors-hammer-it-barely-tries-to-lift-it/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Don Shanahan

2/5

rotten

25YL (25 Years Later)

Since more and more of this character and his journey have become a dunderheaded joke, any substantial peril has reached a point where it feels merely temporary or, worse, flaky and flimsy.

NEGATIVE

https://25yearslatersite.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-is-too-silly-for-its-own-good/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Clarisse Loughrey

4/5

fresh

Independent (UK)

I can’t remember the last time the A-list stars of a Marvel film have all seemed genuinely happy to be there.

POSITIVE

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/thor-love-and-thunder-review-release-b2116119.html

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Adam Graham

C

rotten

Detroit News

It's more "Use Your Illusion" than it is "Appetite for Destruction": it works in parts but it's bloated, overblown, and in need of a trim, and all that's left now is the reunion tour.

NEGATIVE

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review-appetite-destruction/7786027001/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Justin Chang

rotten

Los Angeles Times

To the 60-plus-hours of theatrical content that have so far rolled off the Disney/Marvel assembly line, this fourth Thor-centric caper adds a mostly painless if largely pointless 120 minutes.

NEGATIVE

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-07-05/thor-love-and-thunder-review-mcu

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Evan Dossey

rotten

Midwest Film Journal

A hodgepodge of cool concepts without a good story to bind them.

NEGATIVE

https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Brian Truitt

3.5/4

fresh

USA Today

“Thor: Love and Thunder” is a superhero romantic comedy with plenty of rippling biceps, an unshakable love for 1980s action movies and heavy metal, and most importantly, a big goofy heart.

POSITIVE

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-movie-review-chris-hemswoth-natalie-portman/7797774001/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Caryn James

4/5

fresh

BBC.com

It's hard to create tension when the stakes are so low. But the film's breezy tone and ultimately strong emotional depths make up for that flaw. This big-hearted Thor, thundering and sensitive, may be just the diverting hero we need right now.

POSITIVE

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220705-thor-love-and-thunder-review-a-romcom-with-epic-battles

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Jake Kring-Schreifels

C-

rotten

The Film Stage

Much as Waititi has injected his own quirky brand of color and style into the MCU, here his levity often grows stale and overbearing.

NEGATIVE

https://thefilmstage.com/thor-love-and-thunder-review-a-stale-sexless-and-algorithmic-affair/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Josh Spiegel

5/10

rotten

Slashfilm

A superhero film with tonal whiplash.

NEGATIVE

https://www.slashfilm.com/915626/thor-love-and-thunder-review-a-shaky-attempt-to-recapture-lightning-in-a-bottle/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Glen Weldon

fresh

NPR

The jokes land — but, particularly in the early going, they do so in a way that feels effortful, sweaty. But ... so what? "This movie is too much like that other movie I liked!" is not an oft-heard complaint among filmgoers, after all.

POSITIVE

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/05/1108949918/thor-love-and-thunder-review

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Austin Burke

6/10

fresh

Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation

Love and Thunder finds its footing in the second act. Taika brings us a colorful superhero movie with some incredible action scenes.

POSITIVE

https://youtu.be/9cBEQVfvHmM

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Grace Randolph

fresh

Beyond the Trailer

Like Doctor Strange 2, it seems there's a lot missing, and the two famous Thor comic book stories - Gorr & Jane as Thor - aren't done justice. But Hemsworth & Bale are SO GOOD, and Waititi so funny & at times moving, it's still fun. Plus what an ending!

POSITIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLK_yAigiE

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Kyle Pinion

rotten

The Beat

Oh well, we’ll always have Ragnarok.

NEGATIVE

https://www.comicsbeat.com/review-thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Alan Cerny

7.5/10

fresh

VitalThrills.com

Natalie Portman never treats this character (of Jane Foster) as silly or weightless, and while people may come to see Chris Hemsworth have fun as Thor, it’s Portman’s performance that I am most impressed with.

POSITIVE

https://www.vitalthrills.com/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Peter Bradshaw

3/5

fresh

Guardian

This is becoming a bit of a cul de sac – but that isn’t to say it isn’t still funny, and Thor still delivers a mighty hammer-blow, or rather axe-blow, of fun.

POSITIVE

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jul/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review-taika-waititi-hammers-home-franchise-fun

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Peter Gray

3.5/5

fresh

The AU Review

Once Taika Waititi reinvented the Marvel wheel with 2017’s wild Thor: Ragnarok, it made sense that the studio big-wigs would bestow further free licensing in the character’s shift towards a more humorous mentality.

POSITIVE

https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-thor-love-and-thunder/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Robbie Collin

4/5

fresh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Bale gives the series its best villain in years. He and Hemsworth make surprisingly natural screen partners, while Portman embraces the soap-operatics of her role...

POSITIVE

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/thor-love-thunder-review-howlingly-enjoyable-return-marvellous/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Edward Douglas

7.5/10

fresh

The Weekend Warrior

Just barely manages to keep its head above the water, in fear of being drowned by Waititi’s unnecessary non-stop gags.

POSITIVE

https://edwarddouglas.substack.com/p/thor-love-and-thunder-review

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Mel Valentin

fresh

ScreenAnarchy

It goes exactly as you’d expect in a superhero film co-written and directed by Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows), i.e., not particularly well.

POSITIVE

https://screenanarchy.com/2022/07/review-thor-love-and-thunder-one-of-the-mcus-best-franchises-gets-even-better.html

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Sean P. Means

3/4

fresh

The Movie Cricket

Taika Waititi has found the genre most appropriate for our muscular hammer-thrower: A sitcom.

POSITIVE

https://moviecricket.net/blog/2022/7/4/review-thor-love-and-thunder-plays-up-the-comedy-of-the-norse-god-but-cant-avoid-unneeded-marvel-crossovers

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

David Ehrlich

B-

fresh

indieWire

If “Love and Thunder” is more of the same, it’s also never less than that. The MCU may still be looking for new purpose by the time this movie ends, but the mega-franchise can take solace in the sense that Thor has found some for himself.

POSITIVE

https://www.indiewire.com/2022/07/thor-love-and-thunder-review-1234738041

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Ben Kendrick

4/5

fresh

Screen Rant

Thor: Love and Thunder is a return to form for the MCU: delivering a great solo story that is emotional, exciting, and downright funny as hell.



POSITIVE

https://screenrant.com/thor-love-and-thunder-2022-movie-reviews/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Johnny Oleksinski

3.5/4

fresh

New York Post

The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best shot at Oscar glory has arrived in the form of Christian Bale’s ferocious Gorr the God Butcher in “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

POSITIVE

https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/thor-love-and-thunder-review-christian-bale-amazes/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Douglas Davidson

4/5

fresh

Elements of Madness

... "Love and Thunder" is a heck of a rock show to go out on as friends old and new get their time to shine against a complex enemy who, merely by being introduced, creates more opportunities for chaos throughout the MCU.

POSITIVE

https://elementsofmadness.com/2022/07/05/thor4/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Owen Gleiberman

fresh

Variety

By the end I felt something unusual enough to feel at a Marvel movie that it seemed almost otherworldly: I was moved.

POSITIVE

https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/thor-love-and-thunder-review-chris-hemsworth-natalie-portman-taika-waititi-1235308880

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Brian Lloyd

3/5

fresh

entertainment.ie

It might not be quite as sharp as 'Thor: Ragnarok', but the addition of Natalie Portman's gun show, the flying goats (it'll make sense when you see it), and the hard rock soundtrack gives it enough of an edge to make it enjoyable.

POSITIVE

https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/thor-love-and-thunder-movie-review-517828/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Therese Lacson

A

fresh

Collider

In Love and Thunder, Waititi honors not only what he created in Thor: Ragnarok, with its raucous humor and colorful aesthetic, but also what came before, offering a complex look at the God of Thunder.

POSITIVE

https://collider.com/thor-love-and-thunder-review-spoiler-free/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

David Rooney

rotten

Hollywood Reporter

The movie feels weightless, flippant, instantly forgettable, sparking neither love nor thunder.

NEGATIVE

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/thor-love-and-thunder-1235175416

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Kaitlyn Booth

7/10

fresh

Bleeding Cool

Thor: Love and Thunder tries to make the Ragnarok lightning strike twice, but the movie ends up feeling restrained due to the lack of genuinely emotional moments and some baffling creative decisions.

POSITIVE

https://bleedingcool.com/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-review-weirdly-restrained-and-lacking-emotion/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Tom Jorgensen

7/10

fresh

IGN Movies

Thor: Love and Thunder is held back by a cookie-cutter plot and a mishandling of supporting characters, but succeeds as the MCU's first romantic comedy thanks to Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman's chemistry.

POSITIVE

https://www.ign.com/articles/thor-love-and-thunder-review?utm_source=twitter

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Joey Magidson

3.5/4

fresh

Awards Radar

Thor: Love and Thunder continues to show how Taika Waititi's interpretation of the character makes all of the difference in the (Marvel) world.

POSITIVE

https://awardsradar.com/2022/07/05/film-review-thor-love-and-thunder-is-filled-with-emotion-and-humor/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Christie Cronan

7/10

fresh

Raising Whasians

Solid but not totally sold, Thor: Ragnarok still stands as the best Thor movie in the MCU.

POSITIVE

https://raisingwhasians.com/thor-love-and-thunder-movie-review-safe-for-kids/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Ian Sandwell

4/5

fresh

Digital Spy

Thor: Love and Thunder is the most entertaining Phase 4 movie to date, but its irreverent touch means that when it aims for the heart, it never quite hits a bullseye.

POSITIVE

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a40496050/thor-love-and-thunder-review/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Lauren LaMagna

8/10

fresh

Next Best Picture

"Thor: Love and Thunder" is a step-up from "Thor: Ragnarok" in terms of exhibition, wit, emotion, and maturity.

POSITIVE

https://www.nextbestpicture.com/thor-love-and-thunder.html

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Jake Cole

1/4

rotten

Slant Magazine

Across Taika Waititi’s film, a war against the gods feels like an afterthought to a bad rom-com.

NEGATIVE

https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/thor-love-and-thunder-review-chris-hemsworth-natalie-portman/

thor_love_and_thunder

2022-07-05

Roger Moore

2.5/4

fresh

Movie Nation

It’s the jokes that make it, with the self-mocking man-mountain Chris Hemsworth setting the tone and making it fun, and Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson and the rest taking their cue from him.

POSITIVE

https://rogersmovienation.com/2022/07/05/movie-review-thor-love-and-thunder/