Better than I expected

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2011)

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is an arrogant and headstrong son of god Odin (Anthony Hopkins). His other son Loki (Tom Hiddleston) acts like he's the complete opposite of Thor. After a huge mistake Thor is stripped of his powers and sent to Earth. He's found there by a scientist studying the universe named Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). She wants to help him but SHIELD (a secret government agency) wants him too.
This movie is just a set-up to the Avengers movie that's going to come out in 2012 (in fact after the credits they say that Thor WILL return in The Avengers). For what it is (a comic book movie) it works. It's fast and full of action and violence (within a PG-13 rating of course). The script is kind of lame and totally predictable but I still liked it. It all leads up to an ending that basically screams to you that there WILL be a sequel.
Surprisingly the acting in this is good. Portman is as good as she can be as Jane Foster and Hiddleston is excellent as Loki showing the evil beneath his exterior before it breaks free. Best of all is Hemsworth. He's young, incredibly handsome and in fantastic shape (he has one shirtless scene which is FUN to watch:)). Physical attributes aside he's very good in his role. He's not always dead serious and acts just like you would expect a god to act. The only debit was he occasionally used words and phrases that NO god would use--or know! Is this is a great movie? No. But it IS a good summer movie to kick back and enjoy. I give it an 8.