Director Taika Waititi brought the best parts of "Thor: Ragnarok" to the sequel, but the New Zealander, who also stars as the voice of Korg, couldn't - and you'll pardon the pun here, I hope - make lighting strike twice.
There were times when I thought I was watching a parody of Thor as we knew him from earlier movies. The jokes that worked in "Ragnarok" didn't work here. The scenes with Zeus (Russell Crowe, one of many Australian or New Zealand actors and actresses featuring) were just dumb and don't even get me started on the goats.
A film that could have been better and arguably should have been better. Hemsworth was a shadow of his former monolithic self and Christian Bale, barely recognisable, wasn't really all that much of a villain. Not even Natalie Portman's return as fan favourite Dr Jane Foster or Waititi as Korg could save this one. Unfortunately. Best the shelve Thor if this is as good as it gets.
There were times when I thought I was watching a parody of Thor as we knew him from earlier movies. The jokes that worked in "Ragnarok" didn't work here. The scenes with Zeus (Russell Crowe, one of many Australian or New Zealand actors and actresses featuring) were just dumb and don't even get me started on the goats.
A film that could have been better and arguably should have been better. Hemsworth was a shadow of his former monolithic self and Christian Bale, barely recognisable, wasn't really all that much of a villain. Not even Natalie Portman's return as fan favourite Dr Jane Foster or Waititi as Korg could save this one. Unfortunately. Best the shelve Thor if this is as good as it gets.