Where 'Doctor Strange' is particularly good is in the production values. The music score has great intensity, rousing excitement and nuance and Scott Derrickson clearly engaged hugely with the material. 'Doctor Strange's' script has emotion, wit and tension and although he doesn't have the character growth one would like Strange is a well realised character and Cumberbatch has a lot to thank for that. The action excites and thrills, as well as being visually stunning, instead of being drawn out even though quite long the climax is great fun to watch (or at least it was to me). There are some really interesting ideas here, explored with thought-provoking intelligence. The story, making the most of a great innovative concept, is never dull and is told with absorbing atmosphere, exuberance and very rarely sacrifices coherence or credulity.

Do think that the villain Kaecilius could have been explored in more depth, but Mads Mikkelsen is intriguingly menacing. Chiwetel Ejiofor has a charismatic intensity and Benedict Wong has fun and enjoyed his chemistry with Cumberbatch. The standout of the rest of the cast is Tilda Swinton, wonderfully mysterious as the film's most interesting character and played with relish by her. Benedict Cumberbatch really makes the interesting title character his own and knocks it out the park. Had reservations about McAdams's character but not with her performance. Strange mastering magic does happen too fast, didn't buy how rushed that aspect was, and while there are a lot of fun and witty moments a few jokes felt random and out of place (i.e. Her screen time, while essential, was not large and her development was sketchy at best. Rachel McAdams does do a good job with what she has, but the character was underused and underwritten. Lets begin with the things that from personal opinion didn't quite work. 'Doctor Strange' is not a perfect film, but to me it was a thoroughly enjoyable one and is one of Marvel's best. Saw 'Doctor Strange' (although fairly late perhaps) because of liking the cast a great deal, who can argue with Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton, and having liked a lot of what Marvel has done, something that one doesn't see people saying a lot here.

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