Thor

Synopsis
In this action film from Marvel, Thor, the son of Norse god Odin, watches over both mortals and immortals. Thor will also reign in Marvel's upcoming THE AVENGERS.

Reviews
"Under Kenneth Branagh's direction, THOR has eye-popping special effects, strong performances and, perhaps most notably, 3-D technology put to good use." (USA Today)

"Anchored by a solid performance by Hopkins, who has said the story energized him, the Asgard sections are THOR's most substantial..." (Los Angeles Times)

3 stars out of 5 -- "Branagh -- poised for a career comeback with this hybrid of Shakespearean style and summer spectacle -- offers a handsomely-mounted big-screen interpretation of the God of Thunder by way of Marvel Comics..." (Box Office)

"It restores the innocence of big-budget superhero mythmaking....[THOR] has a stirring emotional core as well." -- Grade: A- (Entertainment Weekly)

3 stars out of 4 -- "Directed by noted Shakespearean Kenneth Branagh with a class-act grasp of how action works best when it defines character....THOR comes on like thunder, delivering epic fireworks..." (Rolling Stone)

"[A] magnificent thunderclap of a movie....The picture is grand in the Wagnerian sense, an opus orchestrated by a wild man wielding a movie camera instead of a baton." (Movieline)

"Chris Hemsworth makes an imposing, good-humoured Thor..." (Sight and Sound)

"Mr. Hemsworth is a commanding physical presence, and a likable one whenever he's given a chance..." (Wall Street Journal)