Daft as a badger sandwich and twice as funny, this is vintage Waititi, and the boldest, most outrageously fun film Marvel has yet produced.
Waititi's comedy chops give new life to Thor's storyline, and raises the bar for the Marvel universe.
Thor: Ragnarok is fun in its own kinetic, comic book fashion but it doesn’t have any dramatic urgency whatsoever.
The same but different. What a difference a genuine comedy director makes.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople’s Taika Waititi infuses the third Thor movie with a generous dose of self-deprecating Kiwi humour, even if it all remains somewhat inconsequential.
Askew, irreverent and wonderfully idiotic, if the Thor films have been a bit 'meh' thus far, by allowing Waititi room to do his genuinely eccentric thing, the 17th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe might just be its best.
In some ways it’s a shame the film isn’t quite as entertaining as this lengthy second act, but it’s also reassuring that good directors can still find ways to put their own stamp on these gargantuan movies.
Grand fun.
New Zealand director Taika Waititi injects a welcome sense of fun to this latest effects-laden instalment of superhero antics.
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