Marvel super hero films are now endurance tests and this was a true test

Rating: 4/10 (1 October 2018)

I'm so tired to super hero films. They're all sound and fury and generally seem to waste the talents of excellent actors and filmmakers. Case in point, "Doctor Strange." If there was a Marvel movie that was going to revitalize my interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would have been this film. Doctor Strange is a different sort of superhero and usually tells different sorts of stories that are much more comics and science fiction in nature, compared to more common Hulk-Smash Marvel storylines. This film boasts an especially fine cast with Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's "Sherlock") as Stephen Strange and Mads Mikkelsen (who plays the lead in the brilliant and under seen "Hannibal" TV series. Watch it NOW if you haven't!) as the villainous Kaecilius, along with Tilda Swinton and Rachel McAdams. But despite a strong cast, a more interesting of superhero than most, and top notch production values, it's hard to put my finger on what went wrong with the film. What I really think it is, is superhero fatigue. I'm just tired of superhero films and no longer have patience for this formula, even when it's well done. Yawn...