The worst film in the MCU.

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2018)

The sequel to what was the worst film in the MCU managed to achieve something: it stole that title from it's predecessor. Despite a hokey narration that sets up the plot, 'Thor: The Dark World' starts off promisingly with a good action sequence and re-introduction to Asgard, but it soon becomes clear that the film is aimless. Far too much time is spent with the uninteresting 'Earth characters', and the pacing is terrible. Even when the action finally begins, it's boring. Sure, the special effects look good, but we don't care about them because we don't care about the characters. On top of that, the film has what is probably the worst villain of the entire MCU and it has horrible cinematography. At least it has a better handle of tone than the first and the camera is held straight. Plus, it's watchable enough and stands on its own two wobbly legs without setting up further films. 5/10