Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.’ ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the most “gore” of Marvel films I have seen on the silver screen yet. (Not Bad Taste gore, if you know what I mean.)
On the flip side, it’s warm, grabbing—a vehicle written largely for the female cast.
While Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Stephen Strange is his old sarcastic self, there’s Elizabeth Olsen who portrays the Scarlet Witch with more charisma and superpowers than ten Magis combined.
She also shines in her double role as a longing mother.
Another female powerhouse is Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer. (I promised to not reveal how she exactly is related to the plot.)
While speaking of female characters it would not be fair to not mention the role of Xochiti Gomes as America Chavez, a girl still learning to deal with magic.
Ok. So, while this is another two-hour-long Marvel blockbuster, it’s genuinely captivating and good.
It actually gets better and better as the film proceeds.
This is likely largely due to the creative mind of director Sam Raimi who in an interview with Rolling Stone said that while being halfway into the film he did not know what the ending was. (Screenwriter Michael Waldron tried to stay “a couple of days ahead” of the crew with the next page coming out of his computer printer but apparently it was hard.)
Essentially, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a sequel to three different recent Marvel projects at once.
It definitely succeeds at this while providing genuine entertainment.
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ premieres in cinemas on Wednesday, May 4.
