Richard Bonnett

Well worth the wait, let's first state the obvious and that the effects and action are absolute top notch. Narratively there are a few things that are very familiar. But there are a lot of new fresh ingredients to this where it feels less generic and of an encore to the first one. There are a few dangling threads that are left open for a 3rd Avatar, but it's not overbearing at all and TWOW is a fulfilling film within itself (Unlike BVS). The improved writing and characterization makes this sequel an improvement. Go see this on the biggest screen you can find!

Makes for an uneasy watch at times, but it's the performances is what keeps me going. It's fresh to see that the story focuses on the victims (like the highlight "Silenced") as much as Dahmer himself. But please, with all the adaptations and documentaries out there based on it, enough has now been said. This was a pretty solid dramatisations of it but it should end all dramatisations. Let the families of victims live in peace and/or give them proper compensation.

Neither great nor terrible. What made Ragnorok really tick was its sense of fun and clever use of humor. Here the humor is more frequent (and less funny, like screaming goats isn't funny the first time, never mind 50 times) and Korg that drove a lot of the humour in Ragnorak is more featured here, but here felt inessential and didn't get a single laugh. Also in the mix are more serious moments in the film that doesn't feel earned when the film already feels like a parody of itself, which leaves the experience feeling uneven. In some shots the effects don't look finished suggesting that they were rushing this film out in time for the summer. The pros unfortunately don't last too long, Christian Bale is absolutely fantastic in the scenes he's in as the villain, but he's only really in the film collectively for like 15 minutes, Russell Crowe as Zeus chewed the scenery but his appearance was sadly minimal. What makes this 3 stars over 2 is the scenes that feature Thor and Jane. I really wanted to enjoy this, I was anticipating this because of Taika Waititi returning to direct, but he feels like he's on autopilot here, and I'd be hard pressed to watch this again over Ragnorok. (The MCU is oversaturated post Phase 3, too many TV shows and films out at the moment which I feel is diluting the overall quality, only really enjoyed Loki, Shang Chi and No Way Home, much like rupaul these people need a well earned break)