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Belatedly in "Thor: The Nighttime World," Chris Hemsworth's title grapheme crash-lands on a British Secret platform. He's dazed but knows that he has to get back to fighting Malekith (ex-Doctor Who Christopher Eccleston), a malevolent dark elf. Thor asks for directions back to Greenwich, and promptly boards the train. As the train lurches forward, a woman falls onto his broad chest. He smiles knowingly. This scene is 1 of several high points in "Thor: The Nighttime World," a blocky fantasy-adventure whose plot is never as exciting as its characters. All three "Iron Human" films accept this same basic problem, only story was never more than important than personality in those before films. "Thor: The Dark World"'s characters are often very mannerly, but they're simply so much fun when they're stuck going through the motions.
"Thor: The Dark World" mostly concerns Malekith's "Transformers"-worthy schemes. Malekith was previously put in his place by Bor, Thor'south grandfather, when he tried to plow matter back into anti-matter using Aether, an ancient, anointed energy source. Now, after Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Thor's super-smart human being scientist not-quite-girlfriend, stumbles upon some Aether, Malekith returns. Leading an armada of blackness splinter-shaped spaceships, he sets out for Asgard, dwelling house of Thor and his fellow Norse Gods. But the Asgardians are still recovering from Thor's half-brother Loki's (Tom Hiddleston) contempo failed coup. At present, Thor and Loki must squad up to relieve Jane, Earth, Asgard, and the other viii realms of existence from complete annihilation.
Malekith may be a major threat to life and the universe equally nosotros know it, but he's just one of a handful of characters who are run through their paces in "Thor: The Dark World." This sequel is consistently unfocused in that sense: major characters become to flex their muscles for a scene or two, simply only when they're absolutely needed. At that place are a couple of scenes where characters get to be both of import and heady, like when Kurse (Adewale "Mr. Eko" Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Malekith'southward super-powered henchman, breaks into Asgard, and starts a prison anarchism.
But there are only as many scenes where inherently exciting characters, similar Thor, kill time connecting plot points. Watching Thor make quick work of an inconsequential enemy in an opening scene should be fun. But the scene has no flair to it, and feels like a perfunctory introduction to the character. The showtime scene in the film where Hemsworth gets to be really charming comes later on, when he's squabbling with Hiddleston about operating a commandeered nighttime-elven space-ship. The squabbling itself isn't that funny, simply the scene's pay-off is. Hemsworth'due south eyes light up as he gets the transport to fly, instantly reminding you why you came in the first place.
Withal, more often than not, "Thor: The Nighttime Earth" is more decorated than exciting. There are a couple sub-plots too many, similar the one with frequently-naked super-scientist Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard). And too many characters that are introduced with a promising scene, like Rainbow Bridge guardian Heimdall (Idris Elba), are forgotten during the film'south climactic battle. The film's world also more often than not looks slapped together, especially the night elves, who look similar a cross between "Country of the Lost"'s Sleestaks and "Doctor Who"'due south Cybermen. Visually, "Thor: The Dark World" is a step back after "Thor," which at least looked unique enough.
Merely in nearly other respects, "Thor: The Dark World" is a step in the correct management. The scene where Thor enlists Loki'southward help is a perfect example of the film's slight but memorable improvements. The conversation they have is inconsequential, just watching a defeated Loki surrounded by over-turned article of furniture and a ruby-red-chocolate-brown PG-13 blood-substitute on his prison cell's walls makes the scene worthwhile. Hemsworth and Hiddleston have such good chemical science that it sometimes looks like Thor and Loki will kiss before Thor and Jane will. There's just enough tension and humor in "Thor: The Dark World" to make the movie'due south otherwise listless proceedings worth watching, but only just.
Simon Abrams
Simon Abrams is a native New Yorker and freelance motion picture critic whose work has been featured inThe New York Times,Vanity Fair,The Village Voice, and elsewhere.
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Thor: The Dark Globe (2013)
112 minutes
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