by David Finniss
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I had high hopes for this one as it had gotten good reviews, especially compared to “Iron Man 3″. While this was certainly a decent movie, I think that the aforementioned Iron Man sequel was more enjoyable. It may have more plot holes, but it also brought more to the table.
This movie takes a while to get going. As was the case with the first movie, a lot of the stuff that happens
on Earth isn’t all that exciting. It isn’t until the plot moves to Asgard when the plot finally starts to pick up.
Credit where it’s due, Kat Dennings is a lot more tolerable in this movie. She isn’t as prominent, but more than that, they actually gave her some funny lines, which made her role as the “comic relief” a bit more justified.
One thing that continues to vex me is the fact that the universe can’t decide what Thor is. It wants the fantasy elements (magic, other realms) but also tries to shoehorn in real world science. The “realms” here are painted simply as other worlds in our universe. That would be fine, but they’ve already established other universes and dimensions with both the Chitauri and this movie’s villains: the dark elves.
I had high hopes for the dark elves, ancient beings that existed since before the birth of our universe. While they do present a very real threat (besting the Asgardians in battle and threatening all of reality) there wasn’t much umph behind them. They were just kind of there to be there. Even Chris Eccleston couldn’t do anything to make these guys stand out in any real way.
Luckily, Loki is there to make up the difference. Granted, he’s more of an anti-hero here, but he’s still a blast to ...
