Storyline:
Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live among humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found strength comes into play as a villain from his homeland sends dark forces toward Earth.
Additional Information:
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Produced by: Kevin Feige
Screenplay by: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne
Story by: J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Protosevich
Based on: Thor: by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgrd, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins
Music by: Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos
Editing by: Paul Rubell
Studio: Marvel Studios
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release dates: April 21, 2011 (Australia), May 6, 2011 (United States)
Running time: 114 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $449.3 million
Critiques:
"It's not art, but it's mighty fun." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"It's a film with its own identity, the simple, thrilling story of a handsome god who falls to Earth and reminds everyone what heroes do." Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club
"Chris Hemsworth gives a breakout performance as fallen Norse god." Megan Lehmann, The Hollywood Reporter
"Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Thor is that it doesn't feel like a cookie-cutter superhero comic book origin story." James Berardinelli, ReelViews
"Turn off the snark-o-meter, and this is a return to form for Marvel, introducing a new hero we'll be happy to see again in, oh, about a year or so." Chris Hewitt, Empire