Looked Promising

Rating: 6/10 (6 March 2017)

First off I have to ask the question: What is it with all these mediocre film endings? This film started out great. I was thoroughly engaged in the plot and the characters.
Then about half way through, it started to get messy. The story-line felt rushed and scenes overblown.
I notice these days if the writing is weak, then film-makers start to blow up things hoping the audience won't notice a predictable story-line.
I get that comic geeks love this stuff but at the same time, how often can the same plot-lines be repeated over and over again? In the Lee universe I guess ad nauseam. So no surprise, there is going to be a sequel to pick up from the rather bland ending.
Blowing up the world and reassembling it through your green time trinket is not a good enough ending for me. Sorry to be a spoiler but that's how disappointed I felt watching it.
If film studios can't raise the budget to hire a stellar writing team, them using the budget on excessive CGI isn't going to make it better.
But since comic book fans are loyal followers, the formula works. Question is: what about the rest of us looking for solid story lines within a great fantasy film? Dr. Strange shows we are not part of the equation. Because of this, I give the film a 6. Would have been less but the film started out very strong so that's really what I'm rating. The beginning and not the end.