Just above average. But deffiantly worth seeing.

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2016)

Before reading this review note that I enjoyed the movie and left it feeling positive, this review is meant as constructive criticism of the parts I didn't enjoy.
Can we just stop regarding marvel as a brave experiment? It seem like every movie they make, no matter how formulated and generic, is regarded as an experimental masterpiece. This circle of press hype about the brave new idea of basing a movie on an obscure comic book character with a silly name is getting tiring.
Now to the movie. As you would know through the excessive marketing Doctor Strange is the new Marvel superhero movie staring Benedict Cumberbatch as an top level Doctor with an attitude problem who, after getting to a car crash, gets trained to become a wizard, or something.
Oh and he also fights some bad guy in the end.
The movie follows the normal marvel formula of devoting the first half of the movie to an origin story and then rushing the end with an underdeveloped villain, in order to get an end fight scene. This movies villain of the week is rogue wizard master played by Mads Mikkelsen, who wants to give earth to an even more under developed villain.
To service this story there is some comedy that feels way more forced than usual. And some hand to hand action that is shot in the usual incomprehensible quick cut style. But the main attraction in this movie is not the comedy nor the action it's the "mind blowing visual effects" that make this movie worth seeing for those alone. The effects reference/steal from everyone ranging from Erik Johansson, Cyriak, HC Escher to Kubrick and Wachowski sisters. Creating an interesting and versatile landscape of psychedelic fuckery. And wow does this feel refreshing after a summer of movies using cgi to its lamest potential ranging from cgi turtles to cgi ghosts. To finally see cgi being used to push the limits of possible.
I'm so glad that the summer is over.