A fantastic follow up to the first Thor
movie and the most enjoyable Phase II movie out of Iron Man 3 and Captain
America: The Winter Soldier. A large part of the movie is spoiled by the
blurb on the back of the DVD and in promotional texts, being that Thor partners
up with Loki. You end up waiting for it
to happen so it lacks the punch it is supposed to have. That said, the bantering between Thor and
Loki is definitely the highlight of the film.
Tom Hiddlestone is perfect here, showing enough menace and sneakiness to
be evil yet enough charisma for you to like the character. Loki also has the best humour in
dialogue. Despite somewhat average
critical reception, I thought Thor: The
Dark World was really good. The pacing
was solid, there wasn’t a dull moment where your thoughts would stray, the
battle scenes were good and there was definitely a lot of eye candy. Conversely, the amount of eye candy also
meant a large reliance on computer effects and while there were some
breathtaking scenes, there were more than the occasional ones where it looked
fake. The music is a noticeable
highlight, being epic and grand, immersing you into what’s happening on
screen. A disappointment would be the
plot, for all the set up done, the climax was lacking in resolution. It felt anticlimactic in how the villain was
defeated, it was too easy and you kept expecting that he will suddenly reappear
but he didn’t. Overall, a nice movie
that is leaps and bounds better than the original Thor (not that that was a bad
movie).
