Hela the Goddess of Death has conquered Asgard and banished Thor to a planet where he is forced to fight in gladiatorial battle against his work colleague The Hulk. Can he save his people?

Ragnarok is a big change of pace for Thor, going full comedy thanks to its director Taika Waititi. What this means is more of Thor and Loki bickering (Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston seem to be having a lot of fun), a much more communicative and amusing Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), a gloriously bonkers Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster and the director reserving all the best lines for himself as the motion captured alien Korg. If you find yourself chuckling at Korg’s deadpan delivery I strongly suggest you check out Waititi’s most recent films, What we do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople which are absolute comedy gems.

When it’s being funny, it’s an absolute blast. Cate Blanchett almost seems to have been given the short end of the stick then as the antagonist Hela, as she has to drive the plot forward being the thoroughly evil, but admittedly cool looking gothic villain. Every time the story pivots to her everything seems to slow down. Tessa Thompson also doesn’t get much to work with as the other major newcomer Valkyrie, a character that hopefully will get to shine in future Marvel films.

Enjoyable then with minor reservations. As usual stay to the very end as this is a Marvel film and keep your eye open for some hilarious cameos.