thor: another fine (hollywood) mess
My review of Thor is up on CinemaFunk.com. I must say, it's a little disheartening when even Kenneth Branagh can't make a good dramatic film. But, on the other hand, I feel sympathy for him: Turning comics into decent movies for adults is tough stuff. For one, costumes, hair, and super powers that look cool on the page are almost impossible to recreate in a way that doesn't look goofy and kind of inelegant.
But that's not really the problem here. Instead, as I detail in the article, there's a kind of muddy unclarity about the characters, and the script is always trying to substantiate things that don't make much sense. Anyway, check out the review and see what you think.