Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.
Though hardly a must-see, Thor: The Dark World is better than the original: a looser, loopier hybrid of science fiction and fantasy powered by a pair of magnetic performances and leavened with a number of truly witty moments.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov 2013
fresh:
The Crocodile Dundee II of superhero films-in a good way!
– David Weigel,
Slate,
8 Nov 2013
fresh:
A wildly uneven but entertaining sequel to one of Marvel Comics' most enduring franchises.
– Bruce Diones,
New Yorker,
25 Nov 2013
rotten:
Enough with the appetite-whetting experiments. Just wake me when The Avengers: Age of Ultron is here.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
10 Dec 2013
fresh:
Thor: The Dark World is a good model of how superheroes can save the world without forced gravitas, and have fun doing it.