Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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Cast & Crew

Benedict Cumberbatch

Doctor Stephen Strange

Elizabeth Olsen

Wanda Maximoff, The Scarlet Witch

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Baron Mordo

Rachel McAdams

Dr. Christine Palmer

Benedict Wong

Wong

Xochitl Gómez

America Chavez

Michael Stuhlbarg

Dr. Nic West

Patrick Stewart

Professor Charles Xavier

Sam Raimi

Director

Michael Waldron

Screenwriter

Kevin Feige

Producer

Victoria Alonso

Executive Producer

Eric Hauserman Carroll

Executive Producer

Jamie Christopher

Executive Producer

Louis D'Esposito

Executive Producer

Scott Derrickson

Executive Producer

John Mathieson

Cinematographer

Bob Murawski

Film Editing

Tia Nolan

Film Editing

Danny Elfman

Original Music

Charles Wood

Production Design

Julian Ashby

Art Director

John Bush

Set Decoration

Graham Churchyard

Costume Design

Sarah Halley Finn

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Critic Reviews for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Audience Reviews for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

• Jul 02, 2022

  This movie is a mess, a big sloppy mess, and not in the way people were predicting but in brand new ways no one could have predicted. And yet somehow, it works. I guess that's the magic of Sam Raimi, he makes messes work. He did it with Evil Dead way back when, now he did it with this. And speaking of Evil Dead, holy crap, this is almost a horror movie! I'm not complaining, but damn, the creepy factor is pretty high here! With a unique villain I did not see coming with motivations that are hard to discredit, you almost sympathize until they're literally shredding people to pieces. And obviously the acting and effects are all great, the cameos are a ton of fun, we knew all this would be the case and it all holds true. My only disappointments are I would have liked to see more than a handful of multiverses, but that seems to be what this phase of Marvel is building towards as a whole anyway, and the directing is solid but could have been a little more succinct. Overall though, Doctor Strange 2 (has it really only been 2?) is a ton of fun.

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  michael m Super Reviewer
• May 09, 2022

  Multiverse of Madness is a visual fiesta that doesn't pull any punches in the visual effects department and is surely on par with the biggest Marvel titles in that regard. However the human elements are more than often contrived and the personal stories all feel forced. Yet the driving conflict in the plot is through the questionable motives of a young mother. So I'm sitting here wondering how the maternal drama of a grieving Wanda could work so well in a TV series but come off so incredibly benign and unconvincing in this film, every scene with her kids had my eyes rolling at the inauthenticity. Why Stephen's unrequited love subplot was so incredibly boring and void of chemistry (or why it sidelined the much more interesting character story of a powerful pragmatic man who struggles with choices of morality on an occasional grand scale) Many moments in the film just felt oddly… unrefined. Then the credits rolled and it clicked with me, it was directed by Sam Raimi. Raimi's directorial sensibilities are dated, juvenile and frankly the man has no place directing a modern Marvel film. Occasionally scenes cause raised eyebrows and unintended laughs, half the time I was wondering if I was watching an 80's horror (Evil Dead) while others harkened to some really tacky looking visuals (Spider-man 1-3) or just straight up amateurish scenes where expository devices are cheaply thrown in to give characters prescribed depth (What were those invasive memory machines on the street, hahaha) I think the lack of finesse really squandered a lot of pivotal moments in Multiverse of Madness, it's not supposed to feel gaudy and dumb… that's not the strengths of what Doctor Strange established. There was a sophistication to "magic" from the first film that Raimi's style inadvertently undoes, the clever charm and reverence for the superhero genre created by previous Marvel titles is under attack here and that more than anything is the key issue for me. MoM sure plays the part of a giant action adventure blockbuster, but with so many ups and downs interweaving in what I feel is a directorial mess it's hard for me to straight up recommend to anyone.

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  Super Reviewer
• May 06, 2022

  I very much enjoyed the first Doctor Strange film and thought his character has made a nice progression thus far in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, I was slightly concerned about this film being able to stand on its own. Now here's the thing, it doesn't, but I still thought it was great. In fact, I think it's an even more entertaining film than the first Doctor Strange. I would even go as far as saying it would be in my conversation of the better Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Here's why, as long as you're caught up on the connected properties, this one is more than worth your time. Picking up after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and WandaVision, both of which laid the groundwork for how the multiverse is talked about in this film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes no time at all before it dives right into the action/madness. If for nothing else, I loved the pace. The film spends just enough time in the first few minutes to establish where relations are with other characters from the first Doctor Strange, but very quickly sets up how and why the multiverse is the mainline throughout the film. Without giving anything away, the reason the multiverse becomes the main plot is due to the character of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen). Her presence here was electric and I couldn't get enough of it, but I can't go into any details without ruining her story here. With the introduction of a new character in America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) very early on in the film, it becomes clear that she will be a staple in future films for sure. I'm okay with that because her performance here, along with her arc throughout the film, was all engaging to me. Her abilities and how she has them needs to be explored a little further in the future, but she was a very interesting character. Her interactions with Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) throughout the film were great as well. They share some great chemistry together. With all of that said, let's dive into a couple of minor issues I think some fans may have. There has been a lot of hype surrounding big cameos and appearances from familiar faces, and while there is definitely a small chunk of the film dedicated to just that, I can see why people are saying this film was overhyped. Personally, I didn't know too much going into it, so I was very surprised by a couple of appearances. Still, where I feel people will be disappointed is in the fact that the multiverse itself remains focused solely on Wanda and Strange throughout the entire film. A lot more could've been explored, but I found that holding back made for a better overall film. There are some fun cameos for sure, but I think they went as far as they needed to. This film benefitted from not being bogged down by needless multiverse stuff. Plus, I believe this is still just the beginning of what kind of wacky adventures are coming in the next few films.  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness didn't blow my mind in ways I was thinking it would, but it was also much more of a focussed story and used the fun cameos for a purpose in a way I wasn't expecting either. This film was great in my opinion. Yes, you do need to see a few other Marvel Cinematic Universe entries to fully enjoy everything on display here, but it's worth it. I just had a blast with it from start to finish. Sam Raimi, who directed this film, has his vision on full display here and being a fan of his work for many years, that put a smile on my face. There are a few thrilling scenes that border on a bit of horror and that was also nice to see. Although other films/series have delved into the multiverse already, this film felt like a breath of fresh air for the franchise. It's not perfect and I have some nitpicks with certain things, but I loved watching it.

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  KJ P Super Reviewer
• May 06, 2022

  It makes very little sense but at least it is only two hours long and 1/3 of a Sam Raimi movie is better than no Sam Raimi movie.

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