terrible magic

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2016)

Benedict Cumberbatch is an amazing actor, but was he stretched by such a one-dimensional character, or just playing an aspect of his Sherlock persona? Madds Mikkelson was likewise wasted in another one-dimensional villain. These are great actors, included because their names draw viewers.
The inception-like special effects showed the screen writing to have limited imagination, while the so-called magic was simply not how real magic works; it was more like the sense of magic that a non-magical person might have.
The best piece of the film is the end-credits scene, which is a long wait for some of the traditional Marvel humour.
Having said that, by the end I was curious how future MU films will use Doctor Strange.