Nice effects and cinematography, cheesy and predictable script/plot

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2011)

The only reason why I've not given this a 4 out of 10 is because the computer graphics of Asgard really impressed me, the camera angles and screen play was also very tight, and the music/ sound effects aren't bad either, so from an aesthetical perspective this is a good movie. However, some of the lines in this film are simply cringeworthy. The romance between Thor and Natalie Portman's character simply didn't work for me, it was too cheesy even for a low budget Disney children's cartoon. I think they tried to make the film too "epic", like a wannabee lord of the rings, but it doesn't work. And while I don't think that the film pretends to be a serious gritty thriller, it lacks the substance to be anything else other than a poorly scripted action movie. The concept is good, and it's a shame more time and effort wasn't put into writing a better script. If they removed the romance factor this wouldn't be an alright movie.