there is no acting required here

Rating: 6/10 (18 January 2013)

According to the trivia page, Anthony Hopkins said this when he saw himself and Thor in their costumes. And he nailed it.
This film is nothing but a parade of special effects. The world the producers created is fantastic, but that's just about the only advantage of this film. I love great special effects, but there just needs to be more to a film than that. And Thor fails on every other level.
The story is almost "by the book" - an arrogant young prince causes mischief, he is banished from home, learns his lesson and regains his powers. That's it. There's a bit of a romance thrown in, but I couldn't feel any chemistry between the main characters.
The acting is not present - I mean, why even bother acting when the characters are just stereotypes and say the most cliché things you can imagine? Speeches about great deeds, warrior's way of life and death, great battles, it was all supposed to be epic, but to me it was just annoying.
It's nothing more than a popcorn flick. Then again, it never intended to be anything else.