Rating: 8/10
Director:Scott Derrickson
An exciting journey of two hours goes along splendidly in the first but shrinks to a drag along in the last.
Doctor Strange tells the story of Sherlo...ahem Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), A surgeon who undergoes an accident which leaves him crippled. To heal himself he visits a monastery which turns out to be the hideout of an ancient society of magicians protecting the earth from dangers (really?).
As every Sherlock has a Moriarty (see what I did there?), The Moriarty in this movie is Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) a sorcerer who works for a cosmic entity by the name of Dormammu who is intent on destroying earth. Aiding Stephen in defeating Kaecilius is Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and Stephen's love interest Christine (Rachel Mcadams).
Hats off to the animation and special effects team for a very superb job, The fight and chase scenes are very well choreographed, Director Scott Derrickson really outdid himself with this one. One of the best scenes comes in the middle when Kaecilius chases Doctor Strange and Mordo.
However this movie has its flaws, In the last 45 minutes it starts to become more of a stretch with unnecessary scenes.Nearing the end it starts to feel like someone forced director Scott to end the movie which is possible since Marvel Studios is kind of prickly when it comes to films exceeding their budgets.
Like most Marvel movies this one too forgets to develop its villains. Someone with capabilities like Mads Mikkelsen is wasted on this movie since He plays a very undeveloped antagonist.
The saving grace of this movie is its humour which is the cornerstone of every Marvel movie, with jokes and funny moments which keep this movie from going down in flames.
I definitly recommend watching this movie since it has a very new feel to it, One might say that Doctor Strange delivers what it promises but nothing more.
REVIEWED BY:
Yasir Zafar
First of His Name
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