Poor reviews meant that my expectations were low, and I ended up enjoying Thor: Love and Thunder moderately more than expected. It's true that it feels much messier than Ragnarok but the slightly unhinged quality of the humour here is, even if not always successful, admirably risky in a sometimes-sterile franchise like the MCU.
Also, Gorr is undoubtedly one of the most interesting superhero movie villains I've seen in a while — only elevated by Christian Bale's razor-sharp, eerie performance.…