Mythology never looked so good!

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2011)

I confess i loved this movie, and at first i laughed at the concept. Thor! In modern day, seriously?! But finding out Kenneth Branagh was on board immediately had my attention. The man is a gift to theatre and movies alike, genius like this deserves full attention so needless to say this caught mine.
I saw this in the theatre because I was convinced it was a movie that merited my very rare trips to the big, full-screen-and i was not disappointed. From the very first, I was happy to surrender disbelief. The casting was excellent-though I did grumble at Anthony Hopkins at first. I felt he would distract me from the story-he did somewhat but not enough to destroy the flow of the story, and Renee Russo was undeniably gorgeous.
After that it was all story. Imagine...take Norse Mythology and smash it into the 21st century. Pure fun.
Only serious complaints: some clumsily done special effects and costumes-especially Ray Stevenson in a fat suit. Sigh.
Would I see it again?
Absolutely.