Hilarious, epic, doesn't deserve the hate.

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2017)

This seems to be one of the MCU films people like to bash. And I can sort of understand why. The villain was bland. Really. Bland. The story was remarkably similar to the first, and very predictable. But, in my opinion, the good in this movie outweighs the bad.
I should proceed no further without mentioning Loki. He was absolutely incredible in this film. He was just as clever and interesting as he always has been, and we got to see much more brotherly banter between him and Thor this time, which was really awesome.
Asgard is absolutely beautiful. We get to see much more of it this time around, and it was extremely aesthetically pleasing.
I have seen people say that Jane Foster's sidekicks, Darcy and Ian, were annoying in this film. I in no way found them annoying. They're hilarious! The final fight was really fun as well. Watching Mjolnir try to follow Thor while he tumbles through worlds was hilarious.
The humor in this movie is on point. Loki is hilarious, the aforementioned sidekicks are hilarious, Jane's earth "boyfriend" added some interesting comic relief, and little moments like Thor hanging Mjolnir on a coat rack were great fun as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The villain was weak, the story was predictable, but it was awesome and hilarious. 8/10 from me.