Kurt Loder Reviews Thor: The Dark World and About Time

Thunder god in diminishing return, romance in the past-tense.

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It is odd that the ancient Norse bad guys in Thor: The Dark World comes equipped with assault rifles and hand grenades. But since this is a movie about a hunky thunder god with a magical hammer, subsidiary quibbles are probably beside the point, says Kurt Loder. By contrast, he writes, About Time has a smooth, easy charm, and a romantic glow that's hard to deny.