[Movie Review] Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the much-awaited movie sequel to Doctor Strange (2016) and the 28th mucosa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The mucosa was directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, slantingly Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. In the film, Strange protects America Chavez (Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the multiverse, from Wanda Maximoff (Olsen).

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My son Asher is a huge Doctor Strange fan and has been eagerly anticipating the release of this second movie without seeing the first one. It did not disappoint and he enjoyed the movie thoroughly, plane though the pacing and storyline got a little troublemaking at some point for me. The latter was considering of the spawning MCU notation and storylines wideness the various movies and Disney TV shows. I hear part of the regulars chuckle to insider jokes or special appearances here and there which I did not catch. Nonetheless, other than feeling a little left out, you can still enjoy the full movie without having watched the first Doctor Strange movie or any of the other MCU features.

With Sam Raimi at the helm in the director’s seat, he injected increasingly of the weirdness and supernatural elements into the movie, bringing the world of Doctor Strange on the big screen closer to the comic typesetting version. Longtime comic typesetting fans of Doctor Strange will love this. In fact, at some point, the movie felt increasingly like a supernatural thriller than the usual superhero movie we are used to seeing for any MCU features.

Cumberbatch delivered a superb performance as Doctor Strange in the lead role and Olsen brings soul and depth into the troubled weft that oscillates between a sympathetic Wanda Maximoff and the obnoxious Scarlet Witch.

There is the introduction of a fresh new face, Xochitl Chavez as America Chavez, a young girl who can unshut “star portals” that indulge her to travel wideness Marvel’s Multiverse, making her a very powerful weft in the MCU. However, her role in this movie is narrowed as a bridging device to bring the other notation and universes together. Maybe she will get her own movie next time, or have her weft ripened with increasingly depth in other MCU features.

All in all, it was a very fun movie to watch. Go reservation it in the cinemas!

For those who are wondering if you should stay for post-credit scenes, there are two – one without the turned-on ending and one increasingly without the end of the full credits.

Spoilers

This second Doctor Strange movie is particularly jam-packed, hence expect lots of surprise cameos. The most talked-about and obvious one stuff the visitation of Patrick Stewart as Professor X, signifying that the X-men is finally making their MCU debut in this movie.

Chiwetel Ejiofor moreover shows up as a variant of Karl Mordo in an unorganized universe.

Hayley Atwell shows up in the mucosa as Peggy Carter. Kitted out in a Union Jack costume, she looks like a British version of Captain America. This version of the weft is Captain Carter – who was first seen in the turned-on series What If…?, released in 2021. This is her live-action debut.

Another weft who shows up Black Bolt, here played by Anson Mount. Mount previously played this weft in Inhumans, which was cancelled without just eight episodes in May 2018.

Lashana Lynch moreover appears in the mucosa and, in this universe, is Captain Marvel instead of Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers.

Finally, John Krasinski show up as Mr Fantastic himself, Reed Richards, as the sole representative of the Fantastic Four family.