The last Thor movie was the third MCU project to revolve around Chris Hemsworth’s buff, blonde, disarmingly insecure God of Thunder. Clever, funny, suspenseful and lewd, 2017s Thor Ragnarok is basically one of the best superhero romps ever made and, like Thor: Love and Thunder, was directed by maverick Kiwi, Taika Waititi.
In terms of excellence, has lightning struck twice? Alas, no. This intergalactic space adventure has a bitty first half and there’s not even one joke about being pulled off by a hammer.