Thor Ragnarok Reviews: 12 Early Reactions You Need To See

9. Waititi Is All Over It

It was interesting when Marvel hired Taika Waititi to helm Thor because of the number of accusations thrown around that the studio would only hire directors they could mold to an established tone and aesthetic. You know, the Star Wars method, as it should come to be known.

Waititi is a comedy auteur, whose style and whose particular brand of comedy stand apart in such a way that his work is almost instantly recognisanle, even without masses of releases on his CV so far.

The good news from a significant number of the early reactions is that Waititi is absolutely all over Ragnarok. His humour drives it, his sense of quirkiness, his oddball approach to story... This is all good news - particularly if it means cynics stop insisting that every MCY movie is the product of an identikit model.