I’ve only seen Chris Hemsworth portraying Thor in the first Thor movie and then in The Avengers, and I’ve seen a couple trailers for Thor 2. And watching the Thor 2 trailer, I was struck by how much he resembles Brad Pitt (i.e. the best-looking man in Hollywood, YMMV).
Now, I’m a comic book geek, but I never got into the Thor comics. But I’ve watched pretty much all of the superhero movies from the last decade (I think the only ones I’ve missed have been the Hulk movies and the last Batman movie), and out of all of them, I found Hemsworth as Thor to the the most likeable superhero out of all the movies. And I’ve been impressed with the way he portrays the character. Like, this is a guy I’d like to hang out with.
Those of you who have seen Hemsworth in other roles: what do you think of his acting chops? Brad Pitt is a damn good actor. How’s Hemsworth in other roles?
Could he be Jennifer Aniston’s next husband? Okay, just kidding about that one.
I also appreciated his work in the Star Trek movie. I remember thinking at the time that I wouldn’t have minded him having the Kirk role. He’s enjoyable as Thor, particularly in the Avengers movie.
I mean, I hear he’s a nice guy and all. But he looks like maybe he kinda smells.
ETA - wow, I have never in my entire life, I think, read something as stupidly written as that article. I am blown away by its idiocy. (I mean, cute pictures, but did you read it?)
Too soon to tell - he needs to play a range of roles, but so far I’ve found him very believable in the various roles he has taken, and he has a lot of screen charisma. I remember when I saw “Star Trek” that I thought I would rather have seen a movie with the crew of the Kelvin rather than the Enterprise.
I forget who I’m stealing this observation from, but an astute observer once said that if Brad Pitt weren’t so handsome, he’d probably be known as a great character actor (think of his small but memorably hilarious role in True Romance, or his turns in Thelma and Louise, 12 Monkeys and*** Kalifornia***) . And he might actually be happier that way.
As it is, because he’s so handsome, he ends up in a lot of not-very-interesting leading man roles in not-very-interesting mainstream movies.
(Actually, I was just looking for the cutest and most recent pictures of Chris holding little India that I could find. And after all, one mustn’t expect too much of Britain’s Daily Mail. )
The muscular man can hold a baby and a water bottle! His petite wife couldn’t do that I bet. They’re wearing t-shirts and walking along the Venice boardwalk, so it seems they might be out for a walk. When I turn seven next week, I’m going to invite all my friends over and we’ll watch Thor and eat cake.
He did get nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for Moneyball, and I thought the nomination was deserved.
He does get some generic “handsome leading man” roles, but looking quickly at IMDB, some examples of movies where I enjoyed his acting were Se7en, Twelve Monkeys, Fight Club, Snatch, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Inglorious Basterds, Megamind, and Moneyball. YMMV.
I found the Thor movie to be rather weak, and the same for his role in Avengers (second weakest, after Hawkeye - I find Jeremy Renner to be equally if not more bland).
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