Entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2017)

Full disclosure: My first thought was to give this a 7, but I must admit I upped it a point based on my enduring affection for Jeff Goldblum and the eye candy that is Tom H. What can I say, I'm into tall, lean and dark haired guys with gorgeous eyes and unique noses (hubby is all that). Bearing in mind that this franchise is based on comic book characters I obviously don't expect depth in the story line but a coherent story is a plus. Although of all the Marvel movies to date I found this one to have the most laugh out loud scenes, it was the lesser in the series in cohesive plot. It seemed to be more focused on setting up situations in the Thor/Hulk arena battle than what I presumed was supposed to be main story line about the rise of the wicked sister. Her character was a bit flat and one dimensional and the ultimate battle with her felt rushed and seemed to be rather shallow as if it were an afterthought. Some directors are able to frame scenes so they express a lot in short time, this movie seemed to take a long time to express very little except as a setup for a punchline. On the whole it was an enjoyable and "eye pleasing" little flick.