Doctor Strange (Doctor Extraño)

Evropskými i Hollywoodskými hvězdami posetá bajka o tom, jak se z nabubřelého lékaře stal pokorný kouzelník. A nemohu říct, že by mě ta bajka nějak zvláště oslovila a bavila, jelikož toho mnoho nenabídla. Pomohla mi však zase o něco více pochopit Avengers: Infinity war a za to jsem vděčný. A Rachel a Madse vidím rád kdykoli a v jakémkoli snímku. (12.08.2018)

Gran elenco. Nepal mágico. Imponentemente actualizado, visualmente cautivador doblando la realidad de Origen. Pero respecto a la historia, vuelve a ser la misma que x veces antes. (21.12.2016)

I’ve switched several times between three and four stars, and maybe not for the last time. Doctor Strange is a nice and fun comic-book ride that stands out mostly with its visuals; the way they bend reality is beautiful to watch. It’s very playful and clever, and those scenes have so many moving parts that if I tried to visualise something like that in my head, my brain would jump out of it. But other than that, it’s your classic Marvel flick with a lacklustre villain. Don’t they have anyone interesting in their whole universe, other than Loki? It’s pathetic already. And Ejiofor won’t pull it out in the potential sequel, either; the origin of the new villain has a pretty hollow motivation. A very important argument for the lower rating is also the total lack of explanation about the rules and limits of the world in the film. I fear that when Strange joins the rest of the Avengers, it will be such a mess that will bury everything. (27.10.2016)

Maybe I was radiating excessive expectations about this comic book movie that is trying to be different at first sight. What a disappointment it was to me when I realized that not even Benedict Cumberbatch can save a comic book movie that is an absolutely standard comic book movie and that on top of that calls for some pretty strange animations, which were evidently borrowed from the movie Inception. But where I saw the bending of the plane as an original intention, here I see that everything is just a sad effect that is trying to turn the movie into something more than it actually is. It’s a pity. He could have been a unique superhero who has the best catchphrases. But, unfortunately, even Iron Man is cooler than Doctor Strange. (07.02.2017)

The refuted skepticism that this cinematic sect has nothing more to offer doesn't make me scream with excitement. This is because the Doctor becomes a magician as if by a magic wand being used, and he also loses a lot in contact fights (despite Adkins' presence), and the villains didn’t have to be so generic. Yet there hasn't been a comic book movie this light-footed in years. It made do with a focused creator and a willingness to come up with a novel protagonist who, once integrated into the team-up game, for whom I don't predict a brighter future, even if Cumberbatch pulls charisma in from every dimension. (31.10.2016)