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Danny ElfmanCast:
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Julian Hilliard, Jett Klyne, Sheila Atim, Adam Hugill (more)VOD (4)
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Journey in the unknown in Marvel Studio’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. When the MCU unlocks the Multiverse, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) must enlist help from old and new allies as he traverses mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities in order to confront a surprising adversary. Enter a new dimension of Strange in this supernatural adventure filled with plot twists and exhilarating action sequences. (Disney / Buena Vista)
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A blatant attempt to wring out the last vestiges of a graspable comic book universe of famous heroes. Doctor Strange is not a bad character and has a lot to offer, but once the creators embark on yet another scripted whirlwind full of parallel universes, magical books and runes, time jumping, etc., it's more than likely to be just another generic comic book action flick full of colours and digital effects. Sam Raimi's arrival will be appreciated by horror fans, as the second Strange has a lot to offer in this aspect and some moments are quite solidly dark. As a whole, however, the second film does not surpass the compactness and interestingness of the first.
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I'd say the new Doctor Strange film is extremely big-headed, in every way. Ever since the announcement, they've been trying to promote how groundbreaking it will be by making it the first "Marvel horror movie", but holy crap, I have no idea why they would even want to say that. Overall, I have mixed feelings because the bad wasn't outright bad, but the negatives probably outweigh the positives, and I simply can't be fully satisfied. A lot of things don't make sense, and they break the rules as they see fit (one minute the main villain has a problem with several apprentices, and then the next minute she's crushing the most powerful five heroes // nonsensical use of abilities // in one scene she's flying and in another she's limping slowly, but she just won't use flying - and these are just a few of the many glaring things). There's no time for dialogue, and no time for emotion, so there's a rushed jumping from scene to scene with only terse sentences that just come across as awful, and in a field of only two hours, the film is just insanely rushed and would have been better suited to a slower series. Motivations and character development are leaps and bounds transformations that don't feel consistent and the multiverse itself is also without rules, allowing the filmmakers to do and make up whatever they want, from all sorts of new variations on old characters to bizarre worlds to comically laugh-inducing scenes in the cinema. In the end, it's just a terribly weird-looking affair that still has its quality, but when I ask myself "Where have we come since The Avengers?", I find that I've grown very uncomfortable with the MCU's development, and it looks like it's heading into a very big mess that's going to be very hard to climb out of.
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“The most horror Marvel movie” tag is about as meaningful as “the hottest ice-cream”. Sure, the second Doctor Strange isn't as funny as, say, the latest Thor or Guardians of the Galaxy, but it won’t make your stomach churn, so to speak. While there is a Sam Raimi feel to it at times, I personally was hoping for a wilder, bolder, and well, crazier ride with a film subtitled "in the multiverse of madness", but it sticks within the safe confines of harmless fun and classic Marvel template. And it's a shame, because the potential was immeasurable and for the first time in a while Marvel could have operated with a non-generic "new" villain (clearly the film's strongest point). On a scene-by-scene level, it's occasionally great (Raimi's directorial input), too bad it's not supported by a more polished script.
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I found myself in a multiverse of madness as I watched Sam Raimi struggle to project his distinctive style, directorial and cinematographic flourishes, and slightly horrific and morbid touch on the big screen. At that point, it all disappeared into the abyss of screenwriting cluelessness and a largely meaningless and uninteresting story. Once again, Marvel is just playing it safe, with nothing to surprise the viewer. It has its tried-and-tested gimmicks in the form of a dozen useless cameo roles that deadlock the plot just to tease further spin-offs, which are already a total slap in the face. Plus, this year's Everything Everywhere All at Once definitely kicked this overpriced corporate product's ass when it comes to playing with multiverse. Sam, I hope you cashed a decent check for this, and now please go and make a low-budget horror movie that makes you and the audience happy. Please.
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Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a better movie version of Doctor Strange. Marvel is fading and you can feel it. Spiderman was still a cool coda for the Avengers), but Black Widow and The Eternals are just mediocre concoctions in my opinion, and so far it doesn't look like it's going to get better in the future. In contrast hand DC with Suicide Squad 2 and The Batman are on a better path. Personally I wasn't too happy with the first Doctor Strange either and was hoping the second would grab me more due to the horror feel and multiverse madness. It's a hair better, but as a whole still not entirely satisfying. The performances are fine, Benedict Cumberbatch does his thing, Elizabeth Olsen is probably the best thing about the film, and the new character of America Chavez unfortunately didn't impress me much. Visually the film is without a doubt solid (although some of the CGI craziness was a bit not- so eye candy for me), the action again is not much but it is shot decently (the duel with the music was very original and imaginative, the Illuminati, the opening fight with the demon and the jump through different worlds was visually great). The humor is completely absent and the cameos seemed a bit unnecessary. In a few scenes you could even tell that Sam Raimi was directing the film (references to Evil Dead, the demon scene, a couple of jump-scares and one badass action sequence). Story-wise, the film doesn't have much to surprise, it lacks proper fatality and the MCU is not really moving anywhere unfortunately. Personally, I was hoping for more insanity in the multiverse, it's surprisingly not used that often and when it is it only gets interesting towards the end. I have nothing downright bad against the film, I enjoyed it, it goes by quickly, but I have no desire to watch it again. The trailer for Avatar 2, however, is amazing Story 3/5. Action 4/5, Humor 1/5, Violence 2/5, Fun 4/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 4/5. 6/10.
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