Thor Review

Rating: 7/10 (17 November 2013)

In year three of Marvel bringing together their set-up for The Avengers, Thor starts this summer out on an alright start.
After going against his fathers wishes, the powerful and egotistical Thor is banished from his beautiful kingdom of Asgard to Earth.
The film is down right entertaining, especially the first half and it is all thanks to Chris Hemsworth, who single handedly won me over as Thor. I can't explain how pleased I was with Hemsworth's acting, he played the arrogant warrior that is Thor perfectly. Now if only Chris Evans can pull of Captain America, I honestly think The Avengers will be the biggest movie of all time. Anthony Hopkins was a great addition but I just wish he would have had more screen time. I believe Natalie Portman is one of the greatest actresses of my generation, she knows how to connect with the audience. But sadly she did not bring her A-game on this one, it might have been the screenplay, but all of Portman's dialogue falls flat.
The first hour of the film flies by in the blink of an eye, and all of it was extremely engaging. Then the film begins to drag when they keep showing how well Thor is adapting to human culture. We get it the first three times, no need to keep forcing it to the audience. I really loved what Kenneth Branagh did with most of this film, and for his first time directing a big Hollywood budget movie he did a damn good job at it. I would rather watch Thor than Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen any day. I give Thor an 7 out of 10