Marvel at their worst

Rating: 5/10 (18 February 2020)

Watching the Marvel movies in chronological order has been quite interesting so far, but this movie is forgettable at best. I longed for it to finish so I could just get onto the next in the series.
The romance between Thor and Jane is dull. Their reunion is almost a bit of a joke. What was even more frustrating though was the movie just assuming the audience wouldn't notice plot holes in the story or that we wouldn't care. It felt lazy in a few areas. The holes lining up over London of all places how convenient? And where have Shield been this whole time? The interns even mention this, as if this covers over the problem. Like putting a plaster on over a fatal wound. And I'm almost certain those planets Jane went to would not be sustainable planets for her even breathe air on and live! Plus she seems pretty chilled for the whole experience she has gone through. If I travelled through space and time to an epic kingdom like Asgard, I would be losing my mind! Jane is like "meh", I don't buy it.
The supporting characters for me I thought were below average. They felt like a weird mash up of The Hobbit and Star Wars characters. I think they had a chance to create some really memorable and important characters in Thor's story line. Instead we're just left with his lame friends and joke of a love interest that just bring the movie down.
In saying that, it does have early hints of the success of Thor Ragnarok towards the end of the film where it starts to not take itself so seriously. Thor in the underground was a classic. Got to love the acting of Chris O'Dowd, little throwback to Bridesmaids seeing him again. And Loki was great to watch, he captures a lot of what I imagine Loki to actually be like. Just when you start to like him again and trust him, he rips it all away.
In the end it was pretty predictable and cliched. These Marvel movies really start to head into that dangerous pattern of invincible heroes who always win, get the girl, and thwart the plans of the enemy. Totally cliched with Thor not knowing how to use the ship and randomly button mashing the controls as it magically turns on. This was just stupid for me. Even the mad scientist with no pants was a bit much. This recipe just killed the love of superhero movies for me over the next 3 of 4 years of Marvel movies. Only worth watching if you want to know a bit of the plot really.