The good thing is Natalie Portman...

Rating: 4/10 (13 May 2011)

I've read some good reviews before watching this movie so I really looked forward to it. When the movie was half way I thought: hmm... it probably won't get any better. That was true. However, it actually got worse! It wasn't all bad though. Judge for yourself. The bad things: * The plot was 100% predictable, as were the dialogs. Some moments were meant to be touching or even dramatic, but they were so predictable and cliché they were just very funny. Dialogue (okay, maybe not literally but still pretty much): "Oh dad, I just wanted to make you proud!" "Oh son you already have!" Drama moment: Natalie Portman running in slow motion to Thor as he dies. Drama, drama. * The plot didn't make any sense. Okay, so Loki hated his brother (or was at least psycho jealous). Why?! No part of the movie even hints at this in their childhood! Thor was arrogant and violent in the beginning and then overnight he's this great guy who sacrifices himself for others? Jane (played by Natalie Portman) suddenly re-deciding on giving Thor a ride? Why? * Some parts made even less sense than the parts that didn't make any sense: Thor making toast with egg. Yeah, I'm sure they had a lot of experience with that in Asgard. Thor suddenly getting his hammer back. Okay, that was cheesy, but why was he alive again anyway? Wasn't he dead? * Some of the actors were really lousy, especially Thor's friends. They made some dialogs sound really enforced. Pity. * The 3D animations were plain ugly. Especially in the "Earth" world.
So... why a 4 and not a 1? Because... * The movie was so bad we're still talking about it. It was actually so bad it was funny. * There ís quite some humor in the movie. Not gonna spoil them for you, just wait and see. * Some of the actors: Jane, Thor, Odin and Loki are well cast and make the movie manageable to watch. * The animations of the other worlds (Asgard, the rainbow bridge and such) were pretty.
Overall, it's not a terrible movie as long as you don't take it seriously AT ALL. Unfortunately, the plot and some moments and dialogs do hint at a serious movie, and in that respect this movie is really bad.