And if this sounds interesting, then the film is far from the point of deliverance. Its first half drags quite mercilessly. Then the plot gets complex and convoluted. The tale is saddled with intergalactic setting and the narration has twisted and knotted moments. If one sequence begins on Asgard the planet where Thor and his family live, the other sequence takes place on Earth and the third, in space. After a while, teleportation is commonplace and anything is possible.
Overall, the characters have no graphs or novelty factor. The dialogues, without any verve and wit are full of cliches, thereby making the viewing boring and predictable. The film borders on patronizing with the same old threats of galaxy extinction and out-of-context jokes.
Humour comes in the form of Jane trying to fix a long distance blind date with a prospective new boyfriend, a cameo played by Chris O'Dowd and other times by static one-liners from Kat Dennings, Jane's intern. But the most forced humour is witnessed when Stellan Skarsgard as the eccentric physicist Dr. Erik Selvig struts about nude or in his underwear to help him "think".
