Film: Doctor Strange

GENRE: Fantasy Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for violence
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 55 minutes

STARRING: Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Hobbit)

Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal)

DIRECTOR: Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose)

WRITERS: Derrickson & C Robert Cargill (Sinister)

Jon Spaihts (Prometheus)

PLOT: A talented neurosurgeon gets in an accident and learns about mystic arts and multi-universes.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Didn’t know anything about Doctor Strange.

STORY STUFF: It’s a pretty compelling story even though I didn’t understand everything. There’s a lot of mystic speak that lost me, but it was still a fun ride. The movie moves at a nice pace as well.

ACTING STUFF: Cumberbatch is very well cast as is the rest of the actors. He has the right amount of arrogance, humour and seriousness needed for this role. Although his American accent sometimes sounds like Dr. House. Mikkelsen is great as a very focused villain. McAdams is a fun love interest for Strange, such great interactions. Kudos all around.

ARTISTIC STUFF: The visuals alone were worth the admission price; some awesome Inception-type time bending. They make some good use of 3-D. I also love the cape, it reminded me of the carpet from Aladdin.

VERDICT: Three and half out of five
SEE IT IF: You like Inception mixed with your Marvel movies.

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