Movie: Thor

• Director: Kenneth Branagh
• Release Date: April 2011
• Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz
• Run Time: 114
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Tagline: The god of thunder.

Review: The first blockbuster of 2011 may be the best. They certainly set the bar very high. It is an exciting and certainly an all around entertaining comic book adaptation. Nothing in this genre since LOTR has been any better. Everyone involved in the production should be proud to know that their movie can stand toe to toe with the likes of anything else that summer can throw at them.

They found the perfect combination of spectacle and guts and passion balanced with the human dynamic of the character. It delivers mind bending visuals but it still very intelligent and thrilling. How many summer films can you say that about that you have seen over the past ten years or so? The actors REALLY brought the characters to life. It was really amazing to see it develop on the big screen. There is no doubt that Hemsworth is a star in the making and a rather astounding leading man. Thor is a dazzling example of the superhero movie done right. There were some parts in the movie where I was just blown away. This film has a depth that no one could have expected and is very impressive in scale and design.

I love how the movie played out and it exceeded all my expectations. This was by far the adventure movie I have seen in years. Not too many movies continue to have character growth from start to finish but still pack in the action and heart.