Brilliant entertaining mind-trip but not perfect

Rating: 9/10 (3 November 2016)

I was unsure whether to give the movie a 8 or a 9, eventually I gave it a 9 as a bonus for all the original fighting scenes and the mind-blowing trippy feast of a movie this is.
I am also not certain how to rank this movie in comparison to other Marvel movies. I would say that Winter Soldier, Civil War and this one are the best Marvel movies so far, but I am not sure if this is the 2nd or 3rd best.
At the end though this is more a great movie then it is a great Marvel movie. Sure it follows the Marvel concept and it is sometimes reminds you of the first Iron Man, but it is still its own thing, and very, very different from other Marvel movies. Hell, it is different from other movies in general.
The acting superb, fantastic acting. Oscar worthy acting. And speaking of Oscars this movie should win one for visual effects. If Dr Strange does not win the Oscar for visual effects something is very wrong. It also has a great journey for the hero, it has a great story, fantastic action, and it is very funny. Almost everything about this movie is top, absolute top.
But still, it does have flaws.
Mainly I think the movie is too short. Dr Strange struggle to fix his hands is over in like 3min. I think they should have dragged that out for 30min or so to really hammer in his pain, his frustration and his willpower to fix himself. And due to all the trippy worlds that fly by at breathtaking speed (watch it in 3D!!) the movie is over so fast you hardly have time to sit down. Several of the characters, mainly the villain, have too short story arch's and it feels like we never really get to know them. Yes, it still works because the actors are amazing, but the movie could have been much better with 20min more run time.
Secondly I do admit I am a bit tired of origin stories and so this, yet another one of those, is kind of tiresome. And yes, it works great here too, mainly due to amazing acting, but still; Origin. Again.
My third complaint about this movie is that it feels incomplete. Perhaps that too can be related to the movie being too short, but what I mean is that it feels like it should have been more. I cannot really put my finger on it, but if someone said that this was the first episode of 3 I would not be surprised.
And I almost deducted one point for not referencing the TV show AoS which is still the absolute best Marvel have done. Seriously; the best work they've done is not even acknowledged by Marvel lesser work, not cool.
All in all though a great movie, perfect entertainment for the whole family. Do not, seriously, do not go into the theater drunk or high, you'll trip out completely and end up in a hospital.
Very much recommended! Go see it, and see it in 3D.