'Thor: Love & Thunder' Love it or Hate it?

Thor: Love and Thunder is the sequel to 2017's Thor: Ragnarok and the fourth Thor movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and 29th overall. As of writing this, the movie has grossed $302 million in its first week in theaters. An impressive figure and fans are giving it a rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's what I thought about the film READ MORE.

Here's what the biggest names in Hollywood reporting have to say about Thor: Love and Thunder

Screen Rant

"Tonally, Love and Thunder whips back and forth between heart and humor, and where that might be disorienting at times (or lessen the effect), the overarching message of the film — and where it leaves the characters, both its heroes and its villain — makes any inconsistencies well worth the effort."

CBR

"For those who were not fans of Thor's more comedic treatment in Ragnarok, Love and Thunder may feel disappointingly familiar. There are also moments that are primarily there for a recap, but even then, it's done in a tongue-in-cheek way that's entertaining. Meanwhile, those who love seeing this side of the self-proclaimed strongest Avenger will not be disappointed. Thor: Love and Thunder lives up to its name and sets the stage for an exciting future for this corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

AV Club

"Natalie Portman and (especially) Christian Bale contribute more than enough capital-A acting bona fides to lend deeper emotional dimensions to Waititi's loose, occasionally too-cheerful but always visually adventuresome adaptation of Jason Aaron's stint on the Mighty Thor comic, in which (among other things) Portman's Jane Foster gains the hero's powers."

"If Thunder, with its cheerful melee of starry cameos, in-jokes, and Cliffs-Notes mythology, feels a lot like franchise fatigue, it also has frequent moments of gonzo charm, thanks largely to the Technicolor lunacy of writer-director Taika Waititi and a cast that seems inordinately game to follow his lead."

Collider

"With Love and Thunder, Waititi fully leans into his brand. Having co-written the screenplay with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, his DNA is all over this film. Eccentric and funny, with touches of slapstick, and a heavy dose of heart and some melancholy - it's a familiar formula when it comes to Waititi's work, but not one that has lost its charm."

LA Times

"Unfortunately those aims are lost, or at least frustratingly under-realized, in a blur of flat-footed jokes and lazily schematic plot turns, plus the general sense of a franchise spinning its creative wheels. These issues smack of run-of-the-mill Marvel fatigue, but they also bear the fingerprints of New Zealand-born director Taika Waititi (who co-wrote the script with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson)."

Indiewire

"The title that Taika Waititi chose for "Thor: Love and Thunder" is a good one; not only does it reflect the movie's hard rock flavor (which is as much of a tribute to Guns N' Roses as "Thor: Ragnarok" was to Led Zeppelin), it also speaks to the latest Marvel spectacle's almost perfectly even split between raw emotionality and empty noise."

The Wrap

"In "Thor: Love & Thunder," however, he and co-writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson ("Someone Great") attempt to balance that jokey tone with themes and plot points that would feel more at home in an Ingmar Bergman film, and the results cancel each other out, leaving many of the surface pleasures of an MCU movie but also a nagging sensation that none of this quite works."

It's a mixed bag of reviews. People either hate it or love it. There's no middle ground! If you haven't watched it already, get your tickets from KenyaBuzz and let us know what you think.