Very Entertaining - But not always for the right reasons!

Rating: 7/10 (2 February 2017)

Oooooooooooh! I am a massive fan of Sherlock, and Benedict Cumberbatch is a great actor... So his casting in this movie was EXCELLENT in my view...
So, was it good - Well, honestly - I thought this was excellent!!! It was thoroughly entertaining if a little jumbled.
Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One was a controversial choice to many, but honestly I could not give a damn... Yes, it is an Asian character in the comics, but Hollywood KNOWS that it needs big names to sell seats - And her acting was fantastic!
The Story, while not the greatest had some fine action scenes and though it borrowed a little too heavily from Inception - It all worked!
And it is damn humorous as well... Some great Funny Moments...
So why only a 7 if I enjoyed it so much?
Well, yeah there are bad points - To Quote Rossatron, a popular YouTuber and Movie Making Critic, The 'Geography in the fight scenes gets a little convoluted and can be quite hard to follow at times.
The fight scenes are all epic but it can be difficult following the various characters.
And there must have been some kind of 'Behind the Scenes' discussion... As they made a TERRIBLE CHOICE asking Cumberbatch to try and do an American accent!!! OH BOY IT IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH SOME OF THE WORST ACCENTS IN MOVIES EVER!!!
Only slightly behind Sean Connery trying to do Irish in The Untouchables...
Benedict tries really hard to maintain the American Drawl, but it sounds so fake... and far too often he ends up reverting to British!
I know that in the comics Strange is an American Doctor, but GOD DAMN IT its an Adaption!!!! Play to the strengths of your leads!!!
Would it have been that hard to believe that Strange was a British Doctor who had migrated to the US for better opportunities to test his skills? NO! It wouldn't... And it would have saved us from the TERRIBLE Accent that Cumberbatch delivered!
And its the accent that makes the film unintentionally hilarious too often... It slips in and out so much you wonder if Strange has a Split Personality!
No, It has to be said - Its an enjoyable movie... Not perfect but to launch Doctor Strange into the Marvel Universe, it works!
Now lets just hope they do NOT ask Cumberbatch to try and be American again and try and get a little more focus behind the action next time instead of relying on the effects to sell the film.
Far better than I actually thought it was going to be... Just minor niggles let it down.