Not enough Mastery

Rating: 8/10 (26 October 2016)

Where is the mastery?
The story is simple to understand, a good start for great intrigue and action. However, after you understand the story, I was really disappointed that there was not enough mastery, and smart strategy, it's too simplistic (I know underneath it's still Disney!..). They would ALWAYS fight but "traditionally", there were effects, but I didn't see their real mastery. It was like they would win only by luck with a few tricks sometimes. Do you really need to fight body to body - even when you are out of your body (lol!) -, when you control energy and matter? Bizarre, right ! Especially, I think Tilda Swinton died way too easily. I mean, she is very "ancient" with great longevity, so she must have won a lot of big fights to have survived during all those years or centuries, and yet she just dies from a frontal stab after a 5sec fight?! Come on ! The doctor fights during 20mn we never see the end of it and bonus: he doesn't die ! She is supposed to be the "Sorcerer Supreme"... she should have saved the situation more times and fought more. She should have pulled off a magic trick that only her owns for example, like a true big master. I think it's definitely a scripting mistake. Anyway, she delivered a great performance, even if I don't understand what really motivated her to help the doctor. He never proved himself or argued his case. He just showed arrogance, and yet she taught him and told him all those big secrets, WHY? The guy is not even remotely interesting or likable. And he just drops in and takes over? Hmmm, that is just weird. I don't understand his real motivation.
Another hero based story (of course, I know, I know)
I know it's Marvel. But I'm still going to say it :) What does everybody else is doing while he is saving everybody on his own?! Why does he have to do it on his own, all the time? I wish I saw the other characters developed more. I think hero based stories where a sole person saves it all just really don't make any sense anymore in today's world. Not only does it means that everybody is weak and actually needs a hero, but also that power is concentrated in a few privileged "gifted" ones, not very positive and motivating in my sense. But that's Marvel's viewpoint. OK.
Excellent visual effects
The movie is beautiful though for the cracking power imagery. I don't get over such beautiful effects, with the city turned upside down and everything. Bravo !!!