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| Dr. Strange takes "out of body experiences" very literally. |
The Basics:
Who made it? Marvel
Studios, Scott Derrickson (director), 5 people (writers)
Who’s in it? Benedict
Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen
Synopsis: A disgraced former
surgeon named Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) becomes a powerful
sorcerer under the tutelage of a mystic known as the Ancient One (Tilda
Swinton). Trailer.
14
movies in, and I think we can state this fact: Marvel Studios does not make bad
superhero movies. Critics might call some of the films (particularly the origin
stories) “formulaic,” but hey, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. So, yes, Dr. Strange is a very good, entertaining
movie. That said, into some quick hits:
- · I really like that Dr. Strange didn’t try to go super in-depth in the explanations of its sorcery/the inter-dimensional stuff. The movie trusts its audience to get it and go with it instead of killing the pace to explain everything.
- · Speaking of pace, Dr. Strange just keeps it moving. At one point, I actually had the thought “Wait…we’re already at the big climatic fight scene?”
- · Visually, the film is beautiful. Especially in IMAX 3D
- · Dr. Strange has to be one of the few superheroes that got his powers from just plain old hard work, belief, and practice. (Though his intelligence is maybe a bit super powered.
- · Following Civil War, I like that Dr. Strange continues to place some of its good guys in morally gray places. While there is a true “bad” guy, the differing opinions of the sorcerer’s on how strictly the ‘rules’ need to be followed sets up an interesting opponent for Strange in the future sequel.
Scene of the film: There’s a really cool Mannequin Challenge-esque time
reversal scene.
Watch it if you like: the Marvel Cinematic Universe (obviously), superhero movies
in general, Eastern mysticism,
My Rating: 7/10
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