In my opinion Thor is an outstanding movie in many ways. First of all it has epic and dramatic fighting scenes which you expect to see in marvel super hero films but it did live up to its expectation. They picked the best man for the job to play thor, Chris Hemsworth. He combines serious acting with a touch of humour, and that brings me on to my next point. Al tough being a serious movie about earth trying to be taking other it didn't fail to make me laugh, for example when he first comes to earth they think he is crazy and on drugs and also the bit the government think he is on drugs. this movie is action packed from start to finish. It also shows that you can find love anywhere when thor and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) fall in love by the end. Great twists and turns throughout and in my opinion a must watch.

How do you stop Thor from seeming goofy? That was the main problem facing director Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet) when adapting the outrageously fantastical Marvel comic about Norse Gods and cosmic powers into its first big-screen outing. Happily, it seems like he struck on the perfect formula to satisfy fans of the superhero genre, whilst also lending some genuine weight and drama to what could have been a far thinner story in less capable hands.

Chris Hemsworth - who you might have spotted as Captain Kirk's dad in the most recent Star Trek movie - plays the titular Thunder God, and lends him just the right amount of humanity to make him a compelling lead. Whether he's portraying Thor as the arrogant upstart that he is at the start of the film, or later as a more enlightened soul, Hemsworth's charisma and sheer physical presence carries the role - and, by extension, the movie.

Branagh has also put together an impressive supporting cast that includes the likes of Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs), Stellan Skarsgård (Good Will Hunting) and Idris Elba (Luther). Together, they lend suitably Shakespearean weight to the film and help to ground its outlandish story - part of which takes place in the futuristic and fantastical realm of Asgard - in some kind of tangible reality.

Finally, fans of Marvel's other superhero movies - such as Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America - will be thrilled to see that Thor plays a key role in building towards epic superhero crossover movie The Avengers, which is due to unite all of these characters in a single film when it's released in summer 2012. If it can retain the humanity and heart that's evident in Branagh's Thor, it should be worth looking out for.