My favourite MCU film

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2016)

I'm not a fan of most of the MCU. I like intelligent dialog, believable characters and am not fond of the hyper violence that MCU is renowned for. You also have too much political correctness jammed down your throat, which is why characters such as Black Widow are so aggressive.
Doctor Strange is none of those things particularly. The cast are all-round excellent. Tulsa Swinton was superb, mostly through solid acting and that she didn't feel the need to be hyper violent. It was such a refreshing change. Benedict Cumberbatch walked a fine line of arrogant and charming and was very believable. Chiwetel Ejiofor wasn't over the top and he didn't feel like the typical 'larger than life black character' (eg. Like the Falcon who is so clichéd, it's numbing).
The story was also solid. No scene felt out of place or dragged. There were no twists or dues ex machina that stood out.
All in all, ignore everything Scott Mendehlson said about this movie. I disagreed with almost everything he said. It wasn't over the top. It was extremely subtle for MCU. The characters were believable for a change.
Great, great movie. Very thoughtfully executed by all. Definitely my favourite MCU picture. I thought the movie was suitable for 12+. Some of the violence is eye opening (eg. A beheading), but was handled off-screen. There is some blood and depiction of a damaged body.