An embarrassment...

Rating: 1/10 (26 February 2018)

First I have to say that I am a massive fan of the marvel movie franchise, as well as a massive fan of Thor comics all the way back to Journey into Mystery 83, and indeed the first two Thor movies... So what happened?
Of course superhero movies are stuff and nonsense, but it works because the director and cast take it seriously. The same is true for comedy. If jokes are telegraphed, they don't work... and here we had two hours of hamming it up and mugging for the camera. For British fans we seem to have Carry on up the Fjord, or for those in the U.S., Lewis and Martin are back! Characters who previously had gravitas or indeed a personality become ciphers at best. I can only guess that the cast signed up before reading the script. On the other hand Director Taika Waititi must be congratulated for persuading really very fine actors to give truly poor performances. I just don't have the words... an embarrassment!