‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ ranked as one of Marvel’s worst films following early reviews

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Thor: Love And Thunder has received underwhelming reviews from critics, becoming one of the worst-rated films in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.The Taika Waititi-directed sequel, which sees Chris Hemsworth star alongside Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, currently holds a rating of 71 per cent on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, placing it just above The Incredible Hulk (67 per cent) and by Thor: The Dark World (66 per cent).

Eternals remains the lowest rated film of the MCU, amassing a rotten score of 47 per cent.The current score for Thor: Love And Thunder is based on 154 reviews from critics who have attended early screenings of the film.In Rolling Stone‘s scathing review, David Fear wrote: “A collision of competing tones, subplots, conceptual big swings and chaos masquerading as pathos, this new addition to the Asgardian-gods-and-monsters corner of Marvel Cinematic Universe is a holy mess.”Polygon were similarly critical, writing: “Thor: Love and Thunder isn’t just a misfire, it’s a scam.

Its characters only move forward in the most artificial ways. Their status at the end of the film is no more intriguing than it was at the beginning.