I really don't know what to make of this. It starts out with one joke after another. Thor (or is it Hemsworth?) is a little over the whole hero thing and bumbles about, being reckless, and careless, in his work. Then comes a serious threat and an old love with a secret. The jokes continue. And then they don't. The film twists into a sad seriousness at the last minute and stays there. I typically love the work of Taiki Waititi, who wrote and directed the latest entry in the Marvel universe. "What We Do in the Shadows" is one of my top comedies of all time and "Jojo Rabbit" was f-ing brilliant. ("Wellington Paranormal" is also very funny and worthwhile). The laughs are there but the balance is not. There should be a subtlety to the humor, a kind of weaving of story elements and the ridiculousness of it all. This movie entertains but seem to be a little all over the place. It's your run-of-the-mill superhero tale but it doesn't resonate.
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