Joe: The Rise of Cobra“) as the main villain - that’s right, Loki isn’t even to top bad guy here - Malekith. Erik Selvig and Christopher Eccleston (“ G.I. Sadly underused (or misused in some cases) are Anthony Hopkins (“ Red 2“) as King Odin, Natalie Portman (“ Black Swan“), Stellan Skarsgård (“ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo“) as Dr. Yes, Thor: The Dark World looks good, but there is a troubling blandness and sameness to the enterprise.
His contribution to this feature - at least as far as the Bard connection goes - is negligible and thus much of the drama of “ Thor” is replaced with the mediocre of standard fights, screaming and explosions.
Replacing first installment director Kenneth Branagh (who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director - and lead actor - for 1989’s “ Henry V“) eliminated the whole Shakespearian angle with the fallen brother, the troubled prince and world-wear king, which punctuated the action scenes and made for much more intelligent viewing than your average superhero narrative.Īlan Taylor, while adept at television drama (several installments of “ Mad Men,” “ Game of Thrones” and a host of others), has not helmed a feature film since “ Kill the Poor” in 2003. Okay, we have discussed the positive, now let’s look at the concerns. Plus, the sequences where he appears with Hemsworth are not only the best in the picture, but they elevate the latter’s status and acting credentials even higher than they should be. Here, he makes every scene he’s in delectable. It’s his third appearance in the role and he has grown quite comfortable as the smirking, conniving schemer. The other good thing about this movie (and it’s probably the best) is Loki (Tom Hiddleston, “ Midnight in Paris“), the deeply troubled younger (and let’s not forget ADOPTED) brother of the first prince of Asgard. Hemsworth does a very good job in his portrayal of such a character and, as long as he does not try to break the acting ceiling like he did in “ Snow White and the Huntsman,” I think we’ll be all right. It does not require a whole lot of animation to jump from the sky, punch someone out or throw a hammer.
First, Chris Hemsworth is the perfect choice to play the stoic, unemotional, dispassionate, apathetic, unmoved Nordic leading deity to a tee (actually, I’m not sure these are good points). True to my nature as an optimist, however, I will highlight the positive points of the new production. So, diehard Marvel Studios fans may want to exit this website now and forgo any bitterness they may feel when they realize this review - while not a whole dismissal of the newest superhero epic, Thor: The Dark World - may not exactly be what they want to read at this moment. Yes, there have been second films that have equaled or surpassed the original (“ The Empire Strikes Back,” “ Superman 2,” “ The Godfather: Part 2,” just to name a very few), but these are as rare as Academy Award nominations from “Weird Al” Yankovic. There’s nothing more disappointing than a sequel that does not live up to the original film it came from, therefore, my cinematic experiences over the years dealing with such efforts have certainly been tragic.
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