The most fun I've ever had being nauseated

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2016)

This film exceeded my expectations--clever, well-paced, visually sumptuous and entertaining in a non-formulaic way. Cumberbatch is wonderful as always in a role that's cunningly crafted to build on characters we've already seen him play, with a heavy emphasis on Sherlock, but with a warmth and relatability we're not used to in the usual Cumberbatch braniac. Maybe it's because he's playing an American braniac--he does it very well, I think.
I went to an IMAX showing that had reserved seating, and though I'd thought I was selecting a seat in the back of the theater it turned out to be right in the middle of the front row. I didn't complain because I've watched movies that way before and I thought it might actually make the IMAX effect better. Yes and no--a little blurred on the periphery sometimes but when it was all in line it really threw me into the middle of the action. And that's where the problems started. I've been experiencing a touch of vertigo, and though that just made the initial sequences in the multiverse just a little more intense, by the climax of the film I was really worried that I was going to ralph. Nothing like this has EVER happened to me in a 3-D or IMAX film before. But I never even considered leaving the theater or even closing my eyes because I was too interested in what was going on.
I'd like to see this again while it's still in theaters, because it really is a fun movie to watch in IMAX, but I'll definitely do some Cawthorne exercises beforehand, and I'll insist on sitting farther back in the auditorium.