Thor Love And Thunder follows the story of Thor who must save the children of Asgard from an antagonist who will stop at nothing. The story is a middling one with bouts of humour thrown in which is a trademark of Marvel films. But it is the screenplay which is absolutely lacklustre here. Standing at just under 2 hours, the film may seem like a relatively quick film as per Marvel standards but my word is the screenplay a royal mess.

I cannot remember the last time I had been privy to such a mediocre screenplay in a Marvel film. There are zero Wow moments and very little which would salvage the plot. The screenplay gets caught up between whether it wants to be a comedy or whether it wants to be an out and out superhero film. The comedy elements just fall flat and how! I mean even by the Marvel standards you will be disappointed by the outcome here.

One thing which you want in a superhero film is the multiple standoffs between the superhero and the supervillain. But here neither of them are well explored. The supervillain had an immense potential to explore his scary side but the screenplay just floats him on the surface thereby diluting the impact which looked promising in its trailer. And when was the last time the protagonist is made to look like a side character in a Marvel film? It is Lady Thor who track was focussed on leaving the main protagonist only to crack a few jokes and mildly contribute in action scenes. The climax was such a letdown where the final showdown just did not arrive!

The only moments in the screenplay which work feature the antagonist which seem thrilling and add substance to an otherwise ordinary and insipid screenplay! The screenplay is just so disappointing that I was even tempted to compare this dogsh*t to some of the mindless Bollywood films that were out lately. The lesser said the better!