The impossibilities are endless.
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
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Contemporary, epic, grave and meticulous.
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- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
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“Is it too big for its own story?”
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“Is it weighed down by franchise obligations?”
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“Is Benedict Cumberbatch the best thing in Doctor Strange?”
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- Dark Jedion TMDB · Apr 201710/10
It is actually quite some time since I watched Doctor Strange but somehow the movie must have slipped between the cracks since I appear to have forgotten to review it. So I am about to remedy that now. To put it in simple terms: This is an excellent movie. It is a wonderful display of magical fireworks with a decent enough story to keep it together. I have to confess that I have not really read many of the comics containing Doctor Strange so it is a bit difficult for me to comment on the aspect of the film versus the comics. From the little that I have read I got the impression that the comic book version of Doctor Strange was a wee bit more dark, serious and mature. This movie starts from the beginning of his career though so I guess there is some justification for the less mature Doctor Strange in the movie. Doctor Strange is a skilled neurosurgeon but a bit of an asshole. Actually more than “a bit”. He gets involved in a accident, that he pretty much causes himself due to his arrogance. Fast forward to the interesting chapter were we get to see Doctor Strange being, reluctantly, admitted into a scruffy looking monastery on the other side of the planet. That is when the fun start
Read the whole review on TMDB - Renoon TMDB · Feb 20178/10
**When a science person was the chosen one in the spiritual world!** You would have not expected it from this director if you had seen his previous films. This was based on the Marvel comics that I haven't touched. So basically I had high expectation to witness another side of Marvel universe with another set of (super)heroes. And surprisingly, it was very entertaining, nothing like other Marvel's heroes/story, except the possession of superpower to fight evil forces. Firstly, Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead in a Marvel film, I did not think it would work. All I knew is he was a great sidekick, but that image has changed here. He was wonderful, definitely I'll be looking forward to its sequel as they had confirmed at the end. The theme wise, it is similar to most of the superhero tales, but some new concepts were added to it, I mean the superpower and that's what made it so unique. Just like 'Thor', this film as well had taken the spiritual believes only for the basic platform. The rest of the developments are the clear mix of fantasy (illusion) and science. So it means the film is for theists and atheists. I am one of those who did not like 'Inception', which I think an ordinary
Read the whole review on TMDB - Gimlyon TMDB · Nov 20167/10
Though the core events may not be anything new for the MCU, particularly in so far as its origin stories go (Stephen Strange's A-to-B is virtually identical to Tony Stark's in the first _Iron Man_ film) the psychedelic filter through which we experience these events is entirely fresh! Not all of the humour lands, and in fact sometimes actually detracts from the story. While the effects are very impressive from a conceptual angle, the graphical end-products do sometimes fall short. Benedict Cumberbatch is a fantastic actor, and does a fine job as Doctor Strange, virtually the whole cast are proven actors, but none are really given the chance to flex those acting muscles to any sort of a newly impressive degree. Those minor nitpicks aside, _Doctor Strange_ is another very successful entry to the MCU, just further proving that Marvel really know what they're doing in this latest form the film industry has taken. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
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Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchDr. Stephen Strange
- Chiwetel EjioforMordo
- Rachel McAdamsDr. Christine Palmer
- Benedict WongWong
- Mads MikkelsenKaecilius
- Tilda SwintonThe Ancient One
- Michael StuhlbargDr. Nicodemus West
- Benjamin BrattJonathan Pangborn
- Scott AdkinsLucian / Strong Zealot
- Zara PhythianBrunette Zealot
Crew
- Scott DerricksonDirector
- Jon SpaihtsWriter
- Scott DerricksonWriter
- C. Robert CargillWriter
- Ben DavisDirector of Photography
- Michael GiacchinoOriginal Music Composer
- Sabrina PliscoEditor
- Wyatt SmithEditor
- Kevin FeigeProducer
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