Is it worth the price of a movie ticket? Yes.

Rating: 7/10 (3 November 2016)

Dr. Strange: I don't believe in fairy tales about chakras or energy or the power of belief.
The Ancient One: You wonder what I see in your future? Possibility.
Although I didn't enjoy this movie as much as I should have, the visual effects were stunning and with the story making anything possible, it is interesting to see how creative Marvel was with this film. Unfortunately the visuals weren't enough to carry the story which was quite weak. This film is everything you would expect from a Marvel movie and nothing more.
The character of Doctor Stephen Strange in the beginning of the film reminded me of Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark, arrogant and wealthy. While I loved the character in the first two Iron Man's, I didn't feel like it worked with Doctor Strange at all. Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange) I believe did an excellent job in acting but his character was typical and Marvel has done it better before. I would have loved to see a darker and more serious Doctor Strange, with mystery behind his personality at risk of it being cliché because of his name.
The plot didn't allow for a real story for the audience to chew on. There was a cause and effect in every act that wasn't really complicated. The only complex character in this film ends up being Chiwetel Ejiofor character "Mordo". Make sure to stay after the credits and you'll see what I mean, because of this I am excited for the next chapter of Doctor Strange but I have some hesitations if the film doesn't improve it's writing and direction which was seriously lacking here.
The action sequences were great throughout the whole film. So much was happening as worlds changed physically and dimensionally giving a creative sense of epic fights and battles. This was one thing I was most excited about but still thought the film could've improved on. The possibilities were endless and I don't think that Marvel used that to it's full extent here.
The music is just as Tony Zhou put it best in his Every Frame a painting video essay. It wasn't risky or memorable, I watched this film 16 hours ago and I already forgot the music. If you haven't seen his video essay, I highly recommend you do. Just google The Marvel Symphonic Universe by Every Frame a painting or visit this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=7vf...
If you plan on seeing the film I am sure you will be entertained for 115 minutes and it would probably be worth the money but it wasn't something that would stay with you for a long time. Maybe with some better character development, writing, direction and music this franchise can really make an impact on the audience as a stand alone superhero movie.