Excellent escapist entertainment

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2016)

"Doctor Strange" is quite a wild ride of whirling color and psychedelia, and borrows heavily from "Inception". I enjoyed the character of Dr. Strange--his coming to terms with his disability and the overall processes and challenges of opening his mind to it's endless possibilities. "The Ancient One" is quite a character as well, maybe in a future movie her challenges with the dark forces could be examined more. As a big "Hannibal" fan it was fun seeing Mads Mikkelson in his role as the rogue student. The other supporting characters are interesting as well. I enjoyed the different locales, especially the mind-blowing final scenes with Strange battling the dark forces. The first "Avengers" movie remains my favorite Marvel movie but this one is a close second.