"Who are you in this vast multiverse, Mr. Strange?"

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2016)

As someone who is into neither Marvel action movies nor the apparently endless Marvel multiverse, and knows nothing about Dr Strange as a comic book character, I went to see this movie with a certain amount of trepidation.
Lo and behold -- I enjoyed it. This one is not of the same ilk as the tedious Iron Man or Captain America movies. It's more like the Antman movie.
The character of Dr Strange is interesting and (of course) well played by Cumberbatch. The other characters were also good. The film was easy to follow, requiring no prior knowledge of or familiarity with previous films. The plot was fantasy, but not too dumb. The writing was great, with lots of humour and zippy one-liners.
The usual kung-fu, chasing, shooting and explosion scenes were not too off-putting (although that being said, there was plenty of action). There was one visual technique that was overused somewhat (i.e. the folding of space) but in general the visual effects were interesting and spectacular enough to please a jaded visual generation.
I would not say this movie was insightful or moving, however. It wasn't that good, although there were indeed a few very nice moments.
I would recommend this film to younger action-oriented movie goers, even those who are not into Marvel superhero movies.