![]() The film’s roots stretch all the way back to Cumberbatch’s Marvel debut in the first “Doctor Strange,” tying together key plotlines from recent Marvel projects such as “ Avengers: Infinity War” and most notably “ WandaVision,” the miniseries in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen, “Sorry for Your Loss”) loses her marbles and transforms into the villainous version of the Scarlet Witch who appears in “Multiverse of Madness.” Maximoff seeks to covet America’s powers for herself in order to find a universe where she can be reunited with the children she lost in “WandaVision,” and uses dark and disturbing forbidden magic to follow America and company across dimensions in a plot twist that we kind of all saw coming. The plot of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” hinges, as always, on the fate of the universe as we know it - but this time, it’s thousands of different universes that rest in the hands of Strange and America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez, “The Baby-Sitters Club”), a teenage girl with the ability to travel to alternate universes. So yes, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is as complicated and insane as its title, and for better or worse, it is definitely a wild ride. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”) is a powerful, magic-wielding sorcerer whose role in Marvel films has been building since Cumberbatch’s Marvel debut in the first “ Doctor Strange.” As one of the very few actual Avengers-adjacent superheroes still around, his character has been integral to many recent Marvel films where he’s showcased his ability to completely rewrite reality - an ability that becomes extremely important as Marvel begins to explore the lore of multiple realities and interdimensional travel. What I was not prepared for was a Marvel rollercoaster of emotions that took me from intrigued, to excited, to enthralled, only to ultimately leave me stranded and feeling disappointed.įor those of us who haven’t been keeping up with the Avengers since the beginning of time, or who maybe haven’t had the free hours (or weeks) to watch every Marvel movie in chronological order, here’s a little back story. ![]() I was prepared to write a less-than-gushing review, maybe fall asleep in the theater and, okay, maybe even stoop so low as to crack an MSU-related joke at director Sam Raimi’s expense. I was prepared to suffer through two hours and six minutes of confusing and headache-inducing special effects, not-that-funny jokes and references to other Marvel movies I had long forgotten. So, as I sat and waited for the infamous Marvel opening credits to roll for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” with stomach pains and a freshly burned hole in my wallet, I could only expect the worst. Our lateness was exacerbated by the ridiculously long line for overpriced movie theater snacks (that I was paying for), which of course gave me a terrible stomachache. ![]() ![]() My friend and I were running about 10 minutes late. When I walked into my hometown movie theater for a late Friday night screening of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” I was already in a pretty bad mood. ![]()
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