Anthony Hopkins is back everyone! He has
returned from mediocre to downright terrible films like The Rite, The Wolfman
and Beowulf to show us what he really can do. Now it is not an Oscar worthy
part but still better than the before mentioned parts. We are also introduced
to little known actor Chris Hemsworth who you may recognize as Kirk’s father in
the Star Trek reboot. And he certainly puts on a show. The action is amazing as
the story follows Thor (Chris Hemsworht), son of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) as he
is banished from the mythical land of Asgard due to his deviant brother Loki
who wants to take the thrown from his brother. He lands in New Mexico in front
of scientists Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and Dr. Eric Selvig (Stellan
Skarsgård) along with their assistant Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings). While a
romantic relationship develops between Thor and Jane, Darcy is there to lighten
the mood with her young college student quirks. Like when they first meet Thor
Jane wants Darcy to drive their van into a tornado to which she responds “I am
not dying for 6 college credits”. The story continues as Loki tries to
manipulate all those around him, even his father, in order to move up in the
pecking order for the thrown. This is a film for both the women and the men for
the women can drool at the sight of Hemsworth’s ripped body without a shirt and
the men can appreciate a total BAMF. I can find very little wrong with Thor,
the only thing being that there were Easter eggs throughout the film which hint
at the other members of the Avengers and the new Avengers movie but they are
not really explained. Other than that Thor was very well done for a comic
movie, especially following Iron Man.
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