Better than the first

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2013)

Thor is a decent movie that really entertains with eye-popping visuals. The story is limited, but it works for a comic book adaptation. The direction is well done and works with the limited skills available.
Tom Hiddleston is the reason to watch this movie. Tom is great as Loki and brings a lot of depth and life to the character. Tom looks like he is having fun with the role and provides the spirit that this movie needs to be successful.
Chris Hemsworth is there for the women to look at and that is all. I do not believe that he is a great choice for Thor, but this is who Thor is now in movie land. He grunts, he growls, he acts like a WWF wrestler and has no personality at all. The Hulk has more personality than Hemsworth's version of Thor and he is the reason that this movie does not rise to a 9 or 10. If it were not for Hiddleston; Hemsworth would pull this down to a 6 rating. "Me Thor" "Me Smash" is the kind of stuff that basically comes out of his mouth and he is not very likable.
As I mentioned above Hemsworth is not a positive for this movie--except for those looking at his looks instead of his huge inability to act---Asgardian inability. The supporting cast carries this movie: Anthony Hopkins is wonderful as Odin and brings class to this film; Rene Russo does a nice job; Kat Dennings brings some much needed humor and heart to the movie; and Stellan Skarsgård makes Erik Selvig such a likable character in the Marvel universe. This is why his character has been in three movies and been successful.
Skarsgard and Hiddleston are the true stars of this movie and they steal every scene that they are in.