An unexpectedly brilliant film

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2016)

Honestly I was never really interested in watching doctor strange until I wanted to go to the cinema. At First I was thinking about watching the magnificent seven or deepwater horizon but both weren't showing at the time I wanted. then I saw the showing times for doctor strange and thought why not. I'm a big fan of comic book movie's and I had intended to watch doctor strange eventually simply because it's a marvel film but after looking more into it i become more enthusiastic about seeing it. In the end I read some of the early reviews and thought best to see it in 3D.
As for the good points of doctor strange, and there are many, it is a genuinely good film with outstanding acting and awe inspiring visuals. benedict Cumberbatch shines as Stephen strange and solidifies his place in the marvel cinematic universe tilda swinton was exceptional as the ancient one and Chiwetel Ejiofor was brilliant as always playing mordo. I also liked Rachel McAdams performance however she didn't get much screen time. The mind bending visuals are best watched in 3D but I'll let you see for yourself.
With doctor strange I found it hard to say anything bad, contrary to what a number of reviews state I don't think the villain was underdeveloped, well maybe a little. The one bad thing I can think to say is that sometimes, not always, the trademark marvel humour feels out of place and it didn't always get a laugh. For example a scene with mordo and strange in which mordo hands strange the WiFi password was amusing but it didn't feel right. The delivery was always perfect it was just the timing that made the joke seem out of place.
To conclude doctor strange is up high on the list of marvel movie's, it's no civil war and Stephen strange isn't the most well known marvel hero but doctor strange is a good movie to introduce the sorcerer supreme. Also I hope after seeing the mid credit scene doctor strange appears in Thor Ragnorok. A solid 8.4/10