Thor: Love and Thunder

Official Australian release date: 6/7/22.
Viewed: 6/7/22.
Director: Taika Waititi
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale           
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Rating: M

 

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ (or Thor 4) is a bridge between ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3’ and is not really linked to any of the other recent MCU films/TV shows, but it does a really good job of building on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and the spirit of that film, including making Valkyrie (Thompson) and Korg (Waititi) the two main sidekicks of Thor (Hemsworth), who both ground him and add humour.

The plot is based around Gorr (Bale) having a sword that can kill gods, set-up well in the first 10min, and at the same time, Jane (Portman) being back as “The Mighty Thor” and being able to wield Mjolnir. A lot of this is explained in nice quirky montages, courtesy of Korg. There’s plenty of great cameos – from a lot of Aussies too, since it was filmed here – but the biggest (not a spoiler) is Russell Crowe as Zeus, who has a semi-important role, and is great.

Love & Thunder is very fast-paced, using the soundtrack excellently – especially four Guns N Roses songs – and it’s amazing the difference of “the vibe” during/after ‘Thor: The Dark World’ and 9 years later compared to this film. The black and white scene is excellent, there’s plenty of battles and whenever it starts to get too serious, there’s some well-placed jokes. The ending seems fitting and leaves you happy to see where Thor’s journey takes him.

Overall: Another enjoyable MCU action/comedy.
 
Gav’s Rating: 4 stars.