The limits of suspended disbelief

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2019)

This was the most difficult of the Marvel Universe, for me, in which to suspend disbelief. When you take away a base line of reality, the whole universe has no stability or consequences, thus no dread, thus no failure. It's like with Doctor Who, if the sonic screwdriver can diagnose and remedy any problem, there is no adventure. This movie lies too close to that edge. I also felt the horizon shifting contortions were too abstract to imply real danger so the action became hollow for me. Although I give it points for CGI concepts and executions. There were excellent performances, Benedict Cumberbatch (with a flawless North American accent, no less) and Tilda Swinton are excellent performers and Rachel MacAdams can ring romance out of a dish cloth. Even upon rewatching, I give this film only a 7 (good) out of 10. {Sorcering Superheroes Action Adventure}