Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman reteam in “Thor: Love and Thunder,” a messy but emotionally ambitious film. FOX Digital film critic Caroline Siede reviews this 1980s-infused MCU flick.
: Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.No superhero has had a more winding path through the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Thor.
The best thing about Waititi’s messy but emotionally ambitious "Ragnarok" follow-up "Thor: Love and Thunder" is that instead of adding yet another characterization to the mix, it tries to synthesize everything that’s come before it. Rather than run from Thor’s convoluted past, "Love and Thunder" embraces it — literally bringing the character’s onscreen history back into the fold via’s Jane Foster, the love interest who all but disappeared since 2013. Though "Love and Thunder" has the same signature absurdist humor Waititi brought to "Ragnarok," it’s also a surprisingly bittersweet story about missed time and lost loves.
If "Ragnarok" was a no-holds-barred explosion of comedic energy, "Love and Thunder" is a veritable rollercoaster of tones and ideas — from the comedy of giant screaming goats to the righteousness of killing one’s god. And though it’s a tonal experiment that doesn’t entirely hang together, the unexpected dose of emotional maturity is a welcome way to bridge the gap between the old era of Thor and the new one. Unfortunately, it takes a little while to get there.
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