An excellent glamorous film, certainly the superhero movie of the year

Rating: 8/10 (4 November 2016)

Although being an introduction type of film, Doctor Strange told the story in really delicate and sophisticated way. The fantastic performance of Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton took the film to the next level. You can clearly see the growth of the characters in this film. Doctor Strange did not become a master of magic once he learned the skills. Unlike some other superheroes, he gradually learned from the experience and the teaching from the Ancient One and eventually became who he is at the end of the film.
The visual effects are the highlight of this film without a doubt. The structure of the scenes simply just left me in awe. Those effects were just out of my imagination, and regardless to the complicate spatial reformation, the composition of every shot still remained in a clear, consistent way. The usage of bright neon colours is another personal favourite part. This kind of colour usage is really clever especially in interpreting the Dark Dimension. Those colours created a strange, spooky atmosphere yet still audience's attention because it was just so different and fascinating.
However, the film could have spent more time showing the background stories and the motivation of the villain. Kaecilius is a complicated and interesting character and it would be great to see this awesome one showing more on the screen.
Regardless, Doctor Strange made a solid introduction to the amazing character Stephen Strange, showing so much potential in the upcoming Marvel films. This is definitely a film worth to see in the cinema.