Thor: Love and Thunder
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: July 8, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 64 Critic Reviews
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31
Mixed:
28
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Original-CinKaren GordonJul 6, 2022
After 28 films, it’s incredible that Marvel studios has anything new to say, never mind the ability to be fresh and entertaining. Read full review
100
ColliderTherese LacsonJul 5, 2022
I never once rolled my eyes at a joke that was clearly dropped in, so it could be a zinger and make it to the trailer. It successfully silenced a rather jaded MCU fan by offering a story that had it all without having to sacrifice its soul to the MCU machine that is eager to churn out stories for future phases. Read full review
90
VarietyOwen GleibermanJul 5, 2022
It’s the mix of tones — the cheeky and the deadly, the flip and the romantic — that elevates “Thor: Love and Thunder” by keeping it not just brashly unpredictable but emotionally alive. Read full review
88
USA TodayBrian TruittJul 5, 2022
There is more than enough magic, music and muscle to go around – everybody’s so ripped, Love and Thunder often seems like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life. Read full review
88
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJul 5, 2022
Love and Thunder is an urgent reminder that in order for the MCU to keep going, in an entertaining, soulful way, creativity and innovation is required. You can’t just say “multiverse” 1,000 times and call it a movie. Read full review
80
Total FilmJordan FarleyJul 5, 2022
Unashamedly absurd, wildly entertaining and face-achingly funny, Love And Thunder makes Ragnarok look like Bresson. Another classic Thor adventure. Read full review
80
NMEJames MottramJul 5, 2022
Best of all, like Ragnarok before it, it’s tremendously entertaining. Welcome to the jungle, indeed. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyJul 5, 2022
Of course, Ragnarok’s distinctive humour is carried over, and there’s a blissfully dumb running joke about a pair of giant, heavy metal-screaming goats. But, really, it’s the heart that matters here. Read full review
80
EmpireBen TravisJul 5, 2022
Weirder than Ragnarok, but incredibly sincere in its outlook, Taika’s Thor-quel is a big, beautiful blast. You’ll love it, and probably thunder it too. What a classic Thor adventure! Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJul 5, 2022
Forget computer-generated spandex: that top must be the single most psychologically precise piece of costuming in the entire Marvel project. That it also looks completely at home beside Hemsworth’s scarlet cape and induction-hob breastplate might be the neatest encapsulation to date of the franchise’s charms. Read full review
80
BBCCaryn JamesJul 5, 2022
It's hard to create tension when the stakes are so low. But the film's breezy tone and ultimately strong emotional depths make up for that flaw. This big-hearted Thor, thundering and sensitive, may be just the diverting hero we need right now. Read full review
80
Screen RantBen KendrickJul 5, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder is a return to form for the MCU: delivering a great solo story that is emotional, exciting, and downright funny as hell. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJul 6, 2022
Thus far, the 2021-22 roster of Disney/Marvel post-pandemic titles has struggled to advance the series beyond Thanos in a meaningful fashion. Although it’s questionable whether Thor: Love and Thunder changes that, it has a helluva lot of fun trying. Read full review
75
ObserverEmily ZemlerJul 6, 2022
Ultimately, Thor: Love and Thunder does what a good superhero movie should do: it entertains us. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJul 5, 2022
While it has too many familiar flourishes and jokes, this entertaining sequel is still a force for good, with enough visual ambition and heart in front of and behind the camera to stand on its own. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubTodd GilchristJul 5, 2022
Even with Ragnarok looming large in this film’s rearview mirror, Waititi’s work here marks an important and exciting untethering of MCU films from their obligations to a larger mythology—even if this one almost certainly carries much significance for the future. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJul 5, 2022
Even in Valhalla or Paradise City, though, there is still love and loss; Thor dutifully delivers both, and catharsis in a climax that inevitably doubles as a setup for the next installment. Read full review
75
The Associated PressMark KennedyJul 5, 2022
What to make of this glorious, intergalactic mess? There is no better answer than to swipe one of our hero’s catchphrases: “What a classic Thor adventure, Hurrah!” Read full review
75
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerJul 5, 2022
The surface-level delights are pretty damn delightful, as is Waititi's ability to just let things be strange for no clear reason other than, well, it's fun or cool or hilarious. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredScott CampbellJul 7, 2022
It’s exhilarating while it lasts, creating an unwavering feeling of giddy excitement and palpable enthusiasm in doing so, but by the time the credits roll on a pair of post-credits scenes that hint towards where Thor is heading next, you might be left wishing you’d consumed something more substantial, instead of gorging on instant gratification simply because it’s right there in front of you. Read full review
70
UproxxMike RyanJul 5, 2022
Love and Thunder doesn’t feel as tight as Ragnarok, but it’s still so much fun it doesn’t feel like a lot. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonJul 5, 2022
Love And Thunder doesn’t always gracefully execute its balance of light and dark but when the film focuses on the unshakeable bond between Thor and Jane, the results can be mighty moving. Read full review
70
IGNTom JorgensenJul 5, 2022
Thor: Love and Thunder is held back by a cookie-cutter plot and a mishandling of supporting characters, but succeeds as the MCU's first romantic comedy thanks to Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman's chemistry. Read full review
67
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezJul 7, 2022
Thor: Love & Thunder can be enjoyable in spots, but disposably and inconsequentially so. Read full review
67
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 5, 2022
If Love and Thunder is more of the same, it’s also never less than that. The MCU may still be looking for new purpose by the time this movie ends, but the mega-franchise can take solace in the sense that Thor has found some for himself. Read full review
64
Paste MagazineMichael BurginJul 11, 2022
The result is a movie significantly more flawed than its franchise predecessor yet more fun than anything we’ve seen in Phase 4 thus far. Read full review
64
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzJul 5, 2022
Ultimately, Thor: Love and Thunder will leave you feeling sad, empty, deadened. Which is what frequently happens in the MCU these days – it is an enterprise built with an Axl Rose-sized appetite for destruction, but no stomach for genuine risk or imagination. Read full review
63
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenJul 12, 2022
There is a sublime stretch of Thor: Love and Thunder—around the point where Russell Crowe, as Zeus, appears to be auditioning for either House of Gucci, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, or some combination—when the movie drops all pretense of being a coherent narrative, much less a portentous installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJul 7, 2022
At its fizziest, the camaraderie among the principals buoys the picture. Hemsworth and Thompson in particular toss off their lines with throwaway aplomb. Waititi’s heart plainly belongs to the muttered asides and the eccentric details; the action sequences, meanwhile, squeak by, and barely. Read full review
63
Washington PostAnn HornadayJul 5, 2022
By now, it must be said, the quips are beginning to wear a little thin, the vinyl-era needle drops a little less cool, the quotation marks a little more obvious among the ironic references and self-mocking bonhomie. Still, Thor: Love and Thunder is out for a good time, even if the journey doesn’t feel quite so novel or giddily buoyant. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 5, 2022
But Waititi is to be treasured for simply seeing all this as lightweight fun, a bit of nonsense with a bunch of movie stars dressing up like gods and having a laugh. Read full review
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