OK but nothing more

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2011)

I have to say that I was pretty underwhelmed by Thor. It has had a lot of good reviews, so I went into the film expecting something really good. Unfortunately the film didn't work for me. I thought the pacing was slow and the story jerky and didn't work particularly well. It did have some fun moments but not enough.
Acting wise the film is OK, no one stood out and really I didn't care about any of the characters. The directing was OK, but again nothing special. The cinematography was OK but at no time did I think wow.
The CGI was mixed much of it felt very cartoony (not in a good way), some just looked bad but at times it did work well. The score for the film fitted but was pretty much instantly forgettable.
I have used the term 'OK' several time in this review and I think this sums up the film for me, it was just OK. I didn't hate it but it didn't get me excited, in fact the best moment for me was watching the trailer for X Men First Class. I