Director Taika Waititi is back in the Marvel business with Thor: Love and Thunder. There is a mix of horror, romance, and drama, but at its core is pure comedy that doesn’t always work but is good enough to entertain.
Thor: Ragnarok saw a 180-degree image and personality change for the character and stands among the best of the franchise so far.
The beauty of Ragnarok is its focused storytelling and poignant message, while Thunder is a little all over the place. But Waititi’s comedic timing, and talent for creating dynamic action scenes is too good to ignore, it’s missing crucial elements that would push the superhero movie from being good, to great.The film begins with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Guardians of the Galaxy saving the universe when the Asgardian hero receives a distress message from Lady Sif (Jamie Alexander), who is on a distant planet fighting against an ominous enemy.
He leaves the group to find Sif and discovers her injured and several Gods dead. This leads him to return to Asgard (the one on Earth because the other one was destroyed), where he meets Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who fills him in on what’s happening.
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