New “Thor” Movie Starts Tonight With Meh Reviews Compared to Last One: Will it Matter?

In 2017, critics fell in love with “Thor: Ragnarok.” The third “Thor” film from Marvel acquired a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and went on to turn into a blockbuster.

Tonight, the brand new “Thor” installment, “Love and Thunder,” additionally directed by Taika Waititi, has previews earlier than opening formally tomorrow. Reviewers are lukewarm, giving it 69% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The reviewers are largely unimpressed. They’re saying it’s a redo of the final film, and type of a scorching mess. However will it matter? Most likely not. Disney publicity has been in hyper drive for weeks. They’ve planted tales of so many various sorts in so many locations, you may’t escape “revelations” from Chris Hemsworth or Natalie Portman on each topic.

There’s an total feeling that Thor, the previous Norse God, has turn into a witless bumbling idiot. Waititi has turned him right into a sensible cracking Deadpool. And the place is Loki?

The Rolling Stone evaluation: “A collision of competing tones, subplots, conceptual huge swings and chaos masquerading as pathos, this new addition to the Asgardian-gods-and-monsters nook of Marvel Cinematic Universe is a holy mess.”

Verify again tomorrow. My guess is followers will flock to it, anyway. It’s uncommon {that a} Marvel Universe movie isn’t embraced enthusiastically and seen time and again on opening weekend.