Strange indeed...

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 2016)

Speaking as a civilian here, (read neither a Marvel or DC fanboy), I have never personally been a fan of the Marvel movies. Sure I enjoyed some a bit here or there, but in terms of their offerings, I always thought Marvel excelled in their TV series rather than their movies. I actually thought that Marvel's collaboration with Netflix is where their strength was, in that shows like "Daredevil", "Jessica Jones" and "Luke Cage" changed what the superhero genre could and should be, and what a fan could and should expect from it.
"Doctor Strange" marks the first time for me, when I was actually looking forward to a Marvel movie. And this time with good reason. I was surely not disappointed and them some! I had a lot of fun watching 'Doctor Strange", which is why you go to movies in the first place. It was a solid movie, well made, great cast, with truly excellent visual effects and action set pieces. So it totally deserves the success it's getting. It is also a very well calibrated movie and at around 115 minutes, its running time is the perfect length. A big round of applause for Benedict Cumberbatch who steals the show (even thought the show is his) and every frame he is in, as well as Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams.
There are many things that you might forgive and overlook while watching a genre movie, but one of the things that absolutely cannot be forgiven, is if said movie is tedious and boring. At no point did I experience that with "Doctor Strange"!