Ehh... Would've been much better with a good writing team

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2012)

You know your movie is doomed to fail when the villain is the most likable character. Sadly, however, this is the case with Thor. To keep from giving away the entire movie, I'll just give a list complaints and then let you decide whether or not you still want to watch it. I'm sure there will still be plenty of spoilers however:
-Thor is not likable. I feel more sorry for Loki than anything.
-There is next to zero character development. The scene where Thor cannot lift the hammer is supposed to be very emotional. I didn't care in the least. I also can't really figure out why Loki turned evil, as he didn't know he was adopted until afterward. I suppose it's because he wanted to be king, but it seems to me as though there were countless other, easier ways to do that. Plus, that seems very... Lion Kingish.
-The acting is subpar. Tom Hiddleston and Kat Dennings are the only ones that really sell their character.
-The writing is subpar. Tom Hiddleston's quite impressive acting performance was overshadowed by the lack of any character depth, and Thor's character was just plain annoying. None of the more minor characters had any memorable lines either, and lots of the comedy falls flat.
-Thor's character changes overnight.
-The movie can't seem to decide what direction it wants to take: Witty action comedy, or intense adventure epic. As a result, it fails at both,
Conclusion: I feel like the writing was what really killed this movie. The acting left something to be desired, but having seen all the actors in one or more other things (Hiddleston, Hemsworth, and Skarsgard in "The Avengers", Dennings in "Two Broke Girls", Portman in many things), I feel like that was largely because of the writing as well. Overall, I'll give it 4 stars: 1 for decent special effects, 1 some pretty cool action scenes (though some of that time should have been spent on character development), 1 for Portman's hotness, and 1 for Denning's humor.