Doctor Strange
Opens Nov. 4.
(Were a long way from the blunt-force shenanigans of HYDRA here.)
Doctor Strange is thrilling in the way a lot of other Marvel movies are.

Credit: Jay Maidment; Mark Rogers; DreamWorks Animation; Ben Rothstein
Its eye candy and brain candy.B+
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(At least initially; three guesses how that plot twist turns out.)
Still, the movies serotonin pumps like a fire hose.
What was their first date like?
What drew them to each other?
They exist more as symbols than three-dimensional characters.
Not every middling box-office success needs to be spun off into a franchise.
Especially when it results in sequels as aggressively mediocre as this.
Tom Cruise deserves better.
So does the audience.C
Read the full EW review here.
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 65