BY CHRISTOPHER STAMM
GUEST MOVIE REVIEWER
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Now showing in theatres)
Rated PG-13 – for language and violence
Well, Marvel fired up that movie-making machine this weekend to make another few hundred million with Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
The latest entry into the Marvel Universe is, well, pretty much the same as most of the others. While entertaining and undeniably well done, these films are starting to feel very generic.
This time Doctor Strange is on a mission to save the Multiverse and … well, really, does it matter what it’s actually about? Everyone is going to see it, and it’s going to make a freaky amount of money, so ya, no real need to discuss what it’s about.
I will say this. There are some pretty cool cameos in the film that many viewers will appreciate (not to mention will set up some more Marvel films – cha-ching!).
And the villain of the story was kind of a surprise, but not jump-out-of-your-seat surprise. More of a, “Huh? Ok, then,” surprise.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a decent-enough film with some excellent special effects and a few neat moments, but no new ground is broken here. It’s a Marvel movie – you pretty much know what you are getting when you buy your ticket.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gets three out of five stars from me because it is entertaining and should be seen on the big screen.
535 days until Dune Part 2.