Marvel's second film of 2016 gives us our latest addition to the growing Super Hero franchise, in Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and it's far from anything we've seen before. Strange, a once gifted surgeon, goes on a quest to find a way to restore full functionality to his hands that were damaged in a car wreck. Along his mystical journey, he gets mixed into an evil plot, with powers out of this world and dimension. To be frank, the comparison's to 2010's mind bending "Inception," are aesthetic a best and frankly, just not true. Doctor Strange managed to build on that 4th dimension, weirdness that we briefly experienced visually in Ant Man, but took it far beyond anything else we've seen in a comic book movie so far. The film settings, magic, ad especially the fight scenes, are a fantastic treat coupled with fast paced special effects. Accompanied with an almost hypnotizing score from composer, Michael Giacchino, Doctor Strange manages to find it's own voice among the sea of endless super hero films. Also, anyone who doubts the casting choice of Benedict Cumberbatch need only to see him in this role. He brought a level of wit and humor that offset this, grim at times, film. While Strange (like many others) fell to the super hero trope of (small spoilers ahead) having a giant, purple, floating cloud bringing the world towards the brink of death, the action, cast, and brilliant visuals are completely worth it. I not only encourage people to see this film, I believe it's best seen on the biggest screen you can find to really capture the "awe" that is Marvel's latest. This is one theater experience you don't want to miss.
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