Doctor Strange
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Director: Scott Derrikson
Screenplay: Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton
Rated: PG – 13Synopsis: A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
My rating:
I strictly went to see this only because my husband wanted to. I didn’t expect much — it just didn’t seem like my superhero cup of tea. To my surprise, I actually really enjoyed it.
For starters, it’s a two-hour movie that didn’t feel like two hours. When the “final battle” started, I was thinking to myself wow, that came fast (in a good way). I was so into the story that it flew by for me. I wasn’t sitting there staring at the clock waiting for it to end in any way.
Speaking of the story, I didn’t know much about Doctor Strange’s background (I know, I know). This was my first time meeting him. His story is actually sort of sad. I enjoyed the progression of his character and the magical elements (which is what I thought I wasn’t going to like). My exact words after seeing this to my husband were, “It actually kind of reminded me of some of the YA novels I read” because of the story and the magic.
Also, Benedict Cumberbatch definitely sold the character for me. I love him in Sherlock and he is just as good in this movie.
Since it is a Marvel movie, they had some humor. It wasn’t hilarious, but I appreciated some of the jokes and silly scenes — they made me chuckle.
If a movie has me that interested, then it’s going to be hard for me to find something wrong with it. However, I did have a very small issue (hence the only 1/2 star deduction). I didn’t like the appearance of the dark dimension or the bad guy, Dormammu. It looked a bit like an acid trip and was just too Wonderland-ish for me. That’s not nearly enough to make me dislike this even a little, though.
Overall, I thought this was a great installment to the Marvel movies. It’s different from all the others exclusively because of the magic and alternate dimensions. I enjoyed the Doctor Strange origin story and how he’s not a superhero that just instantly acquires some new skill (like Spiderman and the Hulk) but he has to work towards it and has to find some inner-peace within himself.
Just, go see it.
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I love that gif of him putting on the cape!
Yesss! I loved this movie so much! I am a hardcore Marvel fangirl so I went into this expecting it to be amazing and it was. I was totally sold on Benedict as Doctor Strange too! Great review 😀
Tracy @ Cornerfolds
Me too! For all of those statements lol Also, thank you !
Wooo glad you enjoyed it too! I agree, Dr. Strange is not our traditional superhero, he has to work hard to achieve his power. And I love his character growth! My only complain is, while I love the CGI, it also feels very trippy for me haha!
Exactly! I loved that. Also, I agree with the trippy-ness. It was a little weird lol
Great review, so glad you enjoyed it! I’m dying to see it; hopefully soon 🙂
Cumberbatch is always excellent.
I hope you like it when you see it!
I 100% agree with everything you said in this review! I had no idea who Dr. Strange was, other than the fact that he was a marvel superhero of some sort, and I had no expectations for the movie, nor did I really care whether or not I actually went to see it in theatres. But we did, and I was super surprised by it! I also found that I was really involved in the story and it flew by so fast that it definitely didn’t feel like 2 hours. I didn’t care for the acid trip either, but I’m excited to see where they take the movies for sure. Also the scene with him and Thor at the end was awesome 🙂
It was so good! I really liked his character too. That he just wasn’t gifted his powers or stumble upon them, he had to work for them. It’s a great story 🙂 We’ll see how him and Thor work together lol
Glad to see a positive review of this. I haven’t seen it yet but plan to before it goes off. I was wondering how they were going to handle the whole dark dimension/ Dormammu thing, since that’s sort of his arch enemy. Glad that they did this right. Kinda looking forward to seeing his house too since it always had magical qualities. I assume it does in the show too.
I hope you enjoy it when you see it!
loved your review! I also KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about Doctor Strange, so you aren’t alone there, hehe.
Thank you! Luckily I had my husband to explain a few things for me 😀 haha
Even though I am an avid Marvel fan, I have been a little bit anxious about seeing Doctor Strange. I am kind of worried that I won’t “get it” since I am not familiar with his character or background. But after reading your review, I feel a lot better about going into the movie without background knowledge. I mean, it is Marvel, how can it go wrong?
You should definitely see it! It’s an origin story for him so it explains everything you need to know. Some parts are a little too trippy for me, but overall it was a great movie 🙂