Thor: Ragnarok review - Unpretentious high-spirited entertainment
DIRECTOR Taika Waititi built his reputation on quirky, heartwarming comedies such as Hunt For The Wilderpeople and Boy...
Thor: Ragnarok, feels like a breath of fresh air
Now, Hollywood has invited him into the big leagues with Thor: Ragnarok and he brings his goofy, irreverent charm to this comic book blockbuster.
Ragnarok is unpretentious high-spirited entertainment that feels like a breath of fresh air.
Chris Hemsworth’s mighty Thor faces conflict every way he turns.
The star studded cast of latest Marvel epic Thor: Ragnarok
Then he is marooned on Sakaar where his only hope of freedom lies in winning a gladiatorial contest.
His opponent? It just happens to be Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Ragnarok takes its time carefully laying out all the pieces of the story but once the focus shifts to the wisecracking, bone-cracking bromance between Thor and Hulk it really gets into its stride.
First, his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) informs him that his long-lost elder sister Hela (Cate Blanchett) has returned and is determined to enslave their home planet of Asgard.
Thor, played by Chris Hemsworth with Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk
Blanchett is a little on the dull side as campy villain Hela but Jeff Goldblum adds merriment as Sakaar’s capricious Grandmaster, Tessa Thompson steals some thunder as the warrior Valkyrie and Tom Hiddleston continues to make Thor’s brother Loki the kind of smug blackguard you love to hate.
Grand fun.