THB #129: Review - Dr Strange(r)

I didn’t much like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a whole lot.

But I didn’t dislike it enough or in a way that would make my tomato rotten… which is one of the many reasons why Rotten Tomatoes, an idea with value, is also an idea that is troubling.

In any case, I will explain why I didn’t like the film much, first without spoilers and then with some well-marked spoilage that you will see coming from a distance.

Basically, the problem is the script and the direction. (And aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln…)

It starts with the opening sequence, in which Strange is drawn into a fight with Shuma-Goreth, a monster known to comic book fans (and which is in every ad).

As you can see, the image from the film looks a lot like a CG monster. The eyeball is moist and realistic. The tentacles are complex and cool.

But it looks like a James Gunn monster - meant to be funny - from The Suicide Squad… like a living comic book… like an homage to the Godzilla movies or Ultraman. And none of the…