Not the worst movie ever, but really unimpressive.

Rating: 4/10 (8 October 2011)

This year, the same director who brought us the 1996 version of Hamlet, brought us the movie Thor, based on the Marvel comic book by the same name. A lot of comic book movies came out this year, and sadly, this one happens to be just as generic and uncreative as most of them.
The main aspect in this regard is the plot. I'm gonna write some spoilers now, so if you're planning to see this movie, you should probably stop reading. Thor, the God of Thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth, ignores the orders of his father by attacking the enemies of his country Asgard, the Frost Giants. This leads to the Frost Giants declaring war on Asgard as Thor's father, the king of Asgard played by Anthony Hopkins, banishes Thor to Earth, where he is found by Natalie Portman. What follows is a bunch of cliché jokes centered around Thor not understanding the norms of Earth's society.
At this point, you'll probably notice that the camera-work is just weird. Fifty percent of the whole movie is shot at a 20 degrees angle. I guess this is a vain attempt of the filmmakers to make the film look artistic, but it has no effect to me. It still looks like a generic Hollywood product.
The rest of the second act consists of Thor's brother Loki trying to kill Thor for no reason other than just Loki being evil. Of course Thor sacrifices himself for Natalie Portman, who suddenly became his love interest, which proves that he's worthy of returning to Asgard. How nice.
So in the end, it's easy to conclude that the only thing that can be admired about this movie are the special effects, but they're not enough to save this film. The story and the villain are really standard, the acting is not that good and the cinematography, like I said, is just idiotic. I guess it's okay for young children who really want to see it, but unless you're a hardcore fan of the comics, I really can't recommend this movie to you.