Thor: Love and Thunder’s first reactions are in — and it seems like fans will be pleased!
Eric Italiano of BroBible calls the flick “thefunniest film in the MCU,“adding, “The jokes are excellent as is the cast delivering them.”
Journalist Courtney Howard saysLove and Thunderis “totally rad” with"an appetite for destruction and laughs,” shouting out Hemswoth, 38, and Portman, 41, as “superb.”
“Russell Crowe&Christian Baleslip easily into the world,” Howard adds of the two actors who play Zeus and villain Gorr, respectively.
Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth inThor: Love and Thunder(2022).Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios
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Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes' Erik Davis says the film “iseverything I wanted it to be,“with “big, colorful, weirdGuns N' Roses-fueled battles to go w/ a hopelessly romantic story about discovering love in unexpected places. Christian Bale & Russell Crowe are especially great. And Korg!”
“Christian Baleis phenomenally menacingas#ThorLoveandThunder’s villain, Gorr the God Butcher,” writes Kirsten Acuna, of Insider. “One of the creepiest Marvel villains we’ve ever seen on screen. Gave me some Dark KnightLedgerJoker vibes at one point.”
Simon Thompson ofForbes,Variety, IGN and more calls the sequel"a vivid and vibrant blastthat delivers,” giving props to Portman’s Jane Foster andTessa Thompson’s Valkyrie for being a “top notch pairing.”
Italiano says, however, that “the plot felt flat and stakeless,” but clarifies, “Not sure if that’s a#Thorproblem or an MCU-without-a-big-bad problem.”
Starring Hemsworth asthe fan-favorite god, the new film follows Thor after the events ofAvengers: Endgameas he sets on a quest for “inner peace,” per the official logline from Marvel.
The film also includes Bale, 48, as Gorr the God Butcher,a galactic killerwho poses as a threat for Thor and his friends.
Matt Damonalso previously teasedhe’ll have a cameo in the film, after previously appearing in 2017’sThor: Ragnarok.
Thor: Love and Thunderhits theaters on July 8.
source: people.com
