

But the scene has no flair to it, and feels like a perfunctory introduction to the character. Watching Thor make quick work of an inconsequential enemy in an opening scene should be fun. Eko” Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Malekith’s super-powered henchman, breaks into Asgard, and starts a prison riot.But there are just as many scenes where inherently exciting characters, like Thor, kill time connecting plot points. There are a couple of scenes where characters get to be both important and exciting, like when Kurse (Adewale “Mr. Malekith may be a major threat to life and the universe as we know it, but he’s just one of a handful of characters who are run through their paces in “Thor: The Dark World.” This sequel is consistently unfocused in that sense: major characters get to flex their muscles for a scene or two, but only when they’re absolutely needed.
