Another fantastic marvel film that is truly unique

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2016)

I am a huge fan of the marvel cinematic universe and I think it is just getting better and better and this trend continues with doctor strange. The premise of the film sees a rich surgeon suffer horrific injuries, on his route for help he encounters a group that can help him and give him the opportunity to become doctor strange. Benedict cumberbatch plays Stephen strange and he is truly excellent in the role. He was funny when he needed to be but also had allot of depth to his character. You see true progression in his mentality and it makes him such a fun interesting character. Chiwetel ejiofor plays mordo in this film and he is probably the most interesting character in this film, his relationship with strange is fascinating to watch as you see both of their point of views with the situation. Tilda swintons casting as the ancient one received allot of criticism but she was great in this as a teacher for strange that had many layers to her character that made her a very interesting character. Rachel McAdams an Benedict wong at both great in this film for their roles but I do slightly wish they were in the film a little more. Madds mikkelson is a great actor and he does the best he can as the villain in this film with a few memorable moments he just doesn't have much to him at all which does hurt some of the conflict in the film. The story is a real good origin story for strange that seems him develop as a character really well, it also does a really good job for the majority of the supporting characters as well. However, I wasn't a huge fan with the last act of the film because I feel like it wraps up a bit too easy. The script has some really good humour in it but also mixes good drama that makes you really care about the characters. The style is so unique it is unreal, there are parts of the film that are completely trippy but they give this film such a unique feel. Also the magic battles were really cool and different in this film. Overall this is one of the better marvel origin films and is definitely worth a watch.