Thor
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 6, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 40 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
14
Negative:
4
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60
NPRBob MondelloMay 6, 2011
The dude with the blond mane and bulging biceps clearly owns that hammer. And when the screenplay gives him something besides arrogance to work with, he owns the movie too. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineTodd GilchristMay 3, 2011
Unfortunately, the committee-designed script never finds a consistent balance between building characters, delivering action and pushing the story forward. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 6, 2011
I prefer the goofier approach, which is why, even though Hemsworth isn't going to be cast in "King Lear" anytime soon, he's the best thing about Thor. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony LaneMay 12, 2011
The year's most divided movie to date; everything that happens in the higher realms, vaguely derived from Nordic legend, is posturing nonsense, whereas the scenes down here are managed, for the most part, with dexterity and wit. [16 May 2011, p. 133]
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesMay 11, 2011
This is eminently missable, though the mosaic design of Asgard, Thor's mythical realm, is pretty cool. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliMay 5, 2011
A crappy 3-D conversion job mars this otherwise competent, energetic and cheerfully hambone Marvel adaptation from director Kenneth Branagh.
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 5, 2011
The effects are effective. The humor is humorous and just self-referential enough to let you know the film doesn't take itself too seriously. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenMay 5, 2011
Alas, the news is mixed: Thor ain't much of a movie but it's a great career move. Both movie and move belong to director Kenneth Branagh. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranMay 5, 2011
Thor has its strengths, but it is finally something of a mishmash with designs on being more interesting than it manages to be. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 5, 2011
The absolute and unbroken mediocrity of Thor is evidence of its success. This movie is not distinctively bad, it is axiomatically bad. And THAT is depressing. A howling turkey is at least something to laugh at, and maybe even something to see. But Thor is an example of the programmed triumph of commercial calculation over imagination. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandMay 5, 2011
Hemsworth looks a good deal more like NFL receiver Jeremy Shockey than he does the immortal Avenger. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 5, 2011
All told, though, Thor suffers from "Iron Man 2" syndrome: too much backstory, too many subplots and character introductions, and not nearly enough full-frontal nudity from Natalie Portman, who frankly is given very little to work with here. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 5, 2011
No matter how the filmmakers move Heaven and Earth, this comic-book adaptation looks cool but contains very little thunder. The fault is a script by a five-headed beast which contains fateful missteps. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearMay 3, 2011
Thor accomplishes its essential goal and little else, which is to introduce the mighty warrior to the Marvel screen universe. Read full review
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