A better than average superhero picture

Rating: 6/10 (22 April 2020)

Thor: Ragnarok is Loud, full of endless and somewhat numbing action scenes and silly plotting. But beneath all the mayhem, there is some small character moments that work. Thor and Hulk/Banner have some funny back-and-forth banter and Cate Blanchett, for the short time she is on screen, is terrific as the evil sister of Thor, Hela. The picture is lighthearted and does not take itself too seriously; which is a plus but all the character moments get drowned out by excessive and CGI heavy action. For his part, Taika Waititi keeps this 130 minute film (maybe 20 minutes too long ) moving at a brisk pace and there is not too many dull moments. Conversely, there is not too many inspiring moments either. What we have here is a slightly better than 50-50 proposition.