Returning for his fourth titled film, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is on "a quest for inner peace" that's interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), whose mission you can surely guess. Enter Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and ally King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), who are called on for assistance in Thor: Love and Thunder, which carries a 68% rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's what they're saying:
- "It's a letdown that Thor: Love and Thunder lacks the fresh pow of Thor: Ragnarock," writes Peter Travers at ABC News. This film is "only half as funny, fierce, romantic and thrilling" as its predecessor. But "at its best," the "slapstick tragedy hits the sweet spot that makes you want to hang on for Thor's next adventure." And "in the role he was born to play, Hemsworth embraces giggles with no loss of gravity." In fact, "he's sensational."