Watched Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) by an author from letterboxd.com
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

Watched this for family film night. Drew some big laughs from the kids but…

I feel like this is a classic example of a film where none of the fun from the creative process actually translates into the movie. I often review films based on whether (I think) they achieve what they set out to do. Aside from making Mighty Thor pretty awesome, I am not at all sure what this movie achieves.

This is in stark contrast to Deadpool 2, which I watched later, which is similarly anarchic and unsubtle in its humour but does exactly what you’d expect.

★★

My review

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