Movie Review: Thor

Thor
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins
Written by Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne
Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Story: Thor, the God of Thunder, is exiled to Earth by his Father, Odin. There he meets an astrophysicist and must prove he is worthy to carry the Hammer of Thor.

Review: Chris Hemsworth is the reason to see this movie. He is excellent in every scene, and makes a pompous, brash, and arrogant character likable. He really does carry the entire movie on his back. Natalie Portman is acting like she did in Star Wars, Kat Dennings is annoying as her sidekick, and Thor's bros in arms are just boring. But Anthony Hopkins and Stellan Skaarsgard do good work. The action scenes are few and far between, and most of it is CG. I'm ragging on this a little bit too much, but I did like it a lot. When the best part of your movie is the lead character that's in every scene I can look past some wooden acting from the supporting cast. It's just that with a few better performances and some more character back story this could have been great.

Comparable Movies: This fits right in with the Marvel Universe movies (Iron Man, Hulk). So if you like those, you'll probably enjoy this, too.

Rating: *** 1/2 out of 5

I saw it in 2D, so maybe I was missing out on some of the 3D coolness.

May the Force be with you,
CHUD