An unexpectedly great comedy

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2017)

After presumably saving the day by killing a powerful demon who was about to bring Ragnarok among his people, Thor is faced with a new threat, in the person of his unknown sister, who apparently has the same intentions as the previously mentioned demon. During a confrontation, he gets imprisoned on a strange planet and forced to take part in a gladiator show. He must find a way to escape this nasty situation before his sister finishes her destructive plan.
The third installment of the Thor series presents the god of lightning in desperate situation from which he must escape as soon as possible in order to save his people from annihilation. Along the way, he'll encounter an friend in an unpleasant situation of his own who will play an important role in the upcoming events. Contrary to my expectations, this movie takes a rather unique way of telling its story, by switching to the funny side way more often than the first movie, this way making the whole experience much more enjoyable. It's characters are good and quite well defined, the plot is OK while the finale is satisfying and unpredictable. The only thing that made me lower its rating was the superficiality with which a couple of important scenes from this movie were treated. Indeed, I have high expectations and I might have judged it a bit too harsh, but I was expecting a bit more in terms of plot complexity in those respective scenes, something that could have made it truly excellent. You might not even notice them and even if you do, you'll surely find a great movie in this one as I did.
Overall, I was profoundly surprised by the way this movie managed to embrace comedy, despite its fantastical and supposedly serious setting, making you laugh at loud multiple times throughout its length. Together with a couple of good characters and plot, it ended up as a very good movie which was able to provide a bit over two hours of quality cinema time.