Thor

Thor

Directed By: Kenneth Brannagh

Written By: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne

Produced By: Kevin Feige

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg

Plot: The King of Asgard, Odin (Hopkins), banishes Thor (Hemsworth) to Earth after he ignites a war with an old enemy. Thor finds that his hero-like powers can make him a legend.

You would think that a film about Gods, old legends and mystical powers would be bad, terribly cheesy, and not worth watching. If you think that, then you are wrong. Thor is one of many films that Marvel Studios has planned for their big superhero team up, The Avengers (2012) The film has a light hearted feel when he is banished to Earth, however the fish out of water idea is getting a little old.  The scenes set on Earth, apart from the start of the third act, seem to be just to fill in the gaps between the epic battle scenes in Asgard and finding Thor's hammer, which was a bit disappointing.

The film does seem to try and big its self up with its impressive special effects, instead of focusing on the situation at hand. But never the less, the film's plot is quite good, with several twists that you will not see coming. When Chris Hemsworth is on-screen, he is charismatic, has great comic timing, and combining both his and Natalie Portman's performances, is beautiful. Tom Hiddleston's character, Loki, is devious, mischievous and cunning. He portrays this wonderfully, because his performance could've potentially broke this movie if it wasn't serious enough.

But, the film does feel like it is building up all the way through for an epic fight scene, spanning dimensions with bare knuckle brutality. The actual final fight is a little disappointing. But it is still entertaining. The ending to the film also, screams SEQUEL. That is if you watched through to the post-credits scene.

(Tip, with any marvel film, always watch it right through to the very end, they always add a clip for an up-coming project)

Finally, the film is very well directed by Kenneth Brannagh, and many of the cast have said that they wouldn't have taken the role on if it wasn't for Brannagh. I feel that Marvel has built up this film to fit nicely with The Avengers, which hopefully, is the film that these characters have been waiting for.

Written By Eammon Jacobs