Marvel’s Thor Ragnarok premieres in theaters today and the critics are loving it so far. Director Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) “brings exactly the right balance of meaty action and sauciness,” according to The Washington Post.

Here’s the basic plot according to IMDb,

Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization.

And here are some excerpts from the critics thus far,

Michael O’Sullivan (WaPo) — Waititi, a New Zealand actor and filmmaker known for such small, indie charmers as “What We Do in the Shadows,” brings exactly the right balance of meaty action and sauciness to “Ragnarok.”

David Edelstein (Vulture) — Comic-Con nerds might well find the movie too un-self-serious to get behind, preferring the deep ethical musings of ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ This one is probably my favorite, being the most unlike the others.

James Dyer (Empire) — Daft as a badger sandwich and twice as funny, this is vintage Waititi, and the boldest, most outrageously fun film Marvel has yet produced.

Molly Freeman (Screen Rant) — Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok is a breath of fresh air in the MCU, but still feels very much like a Marvel movie – for better or worse.

Thor: Ragnarok currently has an 8.2 on IMDb and a 73 on Metacritic.