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Film: Review - Thor: The Dark World (12A)
All the cliches of an intergalactic saga but in an enjoyable way, says JEFF SAWTELL
by Marwa Paikan
A misfit couple unhappily ever after, a dead man walking, dodgy journos, and trench art trucking
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PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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Thor: The Dark World (12A)
Directed by Alan Taylor
Three stars
Hollywood couldn’t have set the scene better. As St Jude stormed through Britain the press launch of Thor was accompanied by rain and thunder.
It was totally appropriate weather for this comic caper combining a silly saga with a fairground ride that carries you from Asgaard to Midgard — lovely London — through all the Nine Realms aboard an intergalactic wormhole.
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