Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Thor: Love and Thunder is a sequel to the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok. It is written and directed by Taika Waititi and based on, of course, the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee. The film stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor, and Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher.

And the story? The gods are in danger! The God Butcher is coming for them! And only the mightiest of them all can stop him: Thor. But Thor is in bad shape. He’s lost his hammer, his friends, and his confidence. He’ll need all the help he can get to save the day. He’ll have to relearn what it means to be a hero, and Jane Foster will have to become the Mighty Thor.

I was looking forward to this movie. I loved Taika Waititi’s direction in Ragnarok, and the cast is amazing. I was hoping for another fun, fast-paced, and humorous film like its predecessor. But unfortunately, Thor: Love and Thunder falls flat. The story is convoluted and slow-moving, and there are too many characters for any of them to get enough development. The humour is forced, and it frequently fails. And the ending is just…Stranger things have happened, I suppose.

I was disappointed in Thor: Love and Thunder. If you’re a die-hard Marvel fan, you might enjoy it, but if you’re looking for another fun and exciting Thor film, I think you’ll be disappointed, too.

(In cinemas in Australia – check your movie guide for your local show times.)