Review of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) by Bashfluff — 06 Nov 2017

Passable. This film plays out like the standard Thor film but adds its own MST3K-style commentary of itself as it goes, mixed in with goofy Looney Tunes-esque humor. When the film is sticking to the script or trying to be goofy, it gets some laughs and feels fun. The improv is pretty weak, though, and unfortunately, there's far more of it.

There's not much more to the story other than weak improv. None of the dramatic moments land--not unhelped by the improv undercutting all the tension--and the movie loves to focus on the unfunny, boring drama far too much for its own good. Perhaps to supplement how little actually happens in the film. It's more or less a bunch of conversations in one of a very limited set of locales, peppered with a few short action scenes.

So, we have a story with no tension and little story that plays out like the standard Thor story but undercuts itself by shoving in bad improv wherever it can, but with some decent action and scripted humor that will have you giggling at least once every five minutes or so. I never felt bored, but I did feel like the movie was constantly reaching to keep me interested and was floundering so much that I felt bad for it. The strongest parts are the clever ending and the relationship with Loki/Thor finally feeling like it's progressing on some level, which elevate the movie, but only just enough to be passable, and not to excel.