Chris Hemsworth stars as the title character, and Anthony Hopkins appears briefly as his father in Thor. Natalie Portman also stars, but Kat Dennings has the best lines.
'Thor': Young star wields hammer and humor with equal aplomb
By Roger Moore The Orlando Sentinel
Thor, the first summer comic book blockbuster out of the gate, has a lot of that winking wit we've come to expect from our post-Spider-Man Marvel movies. It has a hunky, self-mocking young star, solid support from a couple of Oscar winners and the slick sheen that state-of-the-art effects can give you.
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'Jumping the Broom': Warm, funny worlds-collide comedy doesn't force laughs
By Roger Moore The Orlando Sentinel
Jumping the Broom is like a Tyler Perry movie with polish.
'Something Borrowed': Wedding rom-com is mostly blue
By Colin Covert Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Let's hope that audiences craving matrimonial entertainment got their quota from last Friday's William and Kate Show. Otherwise they might fall prey to Something Borrowed, an expectation-crushing offering that falls far short of rom-com industry best practices.
'The Last Lions': Nothing spared of life on the savanna
By Roger Moore The Orlando Sentinel
People who complain about the "Disneyfication" of nature documentaries should check out the big-cat documentary The Last Lions.
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