Decent no brainer

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2011)

It is obvious that you will like this movie depending solely on your expectations.
If you see that the director is Kenneth Branagh, of previous Hamlet fame, and that the story is by Babylon 5's J. Michael Straczynski, you might expect something a lot better, especially since Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins star in it.
However, if you know nothing about the Thor comic books and you think that some guy with a hammer will fight crime while spouting viking bull crap, then you will enjoy the movie, because it is nothing of the sort.
The design of the Viking and Frost Giant worlds was nice, the acting was decent and Chris Hemsworth steals all the "aaaahs" of the female viewers. And I personally enjoyed the movie. However, I can't help but hate the clichés that jut their ugly heads, to the detriment of everything. I really rooted for Loki after all the idiocy exhibited by the people of Valhalla, so they had to make him look like an emotional idiot at the end. Why can't we love and understand both sides? Is it too complicated for the viewers?
Bottom line: Check in your brain and you will enjoy it. The 3D aspects of the movie are irrelevant. It is just a normal 2D film with a bit of perspective added to it. The roles are that of Thor and Loki, with a bunch of supporting actors that have nothing to do.