Saw Doctor Strange 2 last night, and while I feel a tad guilty cheating on my hockey team (and feel partially responsible for the Flames losing, 'if only I had been cheering them on....') Yeah okay not really.
I managed to avoid every single spoiler going in (go me!) and was at times jaw-droppingly shocked at some of the events in the movie. I assumed it would be a Wanda and Doctor Strange team-up. Of course Reed Richards and Prof. X.
Like a lot of phase 4, there are a lot of places, people, and comic book events that mean little to absolutely nothing to me. That's not to say I was lost or can't figure things out as they unfold on screen, but it is an uncharted departure from my my experience with the past ~12 years of MCU media.
In terms of style, I was actually a bit worried about Sam Raimi. Last month I was hammered with covid, and watched a lot of television, including the entirety of the Spider-man collection. It was shocking how badly I thought Raimi's trilogy held up to time. Raimi's fault? Probably not, but it did give me pause over the director helming Multiverse of Madness. The movie has Raimi's stamp all over it--and in a good way. It's a refreshing, unpredictable chapter in the MCU.
Like The Eternals and Jon Snow whatshisface's end credit scene, I have no idea who Charlize Theron plays (beyond what I just read.) I kind of like being in the dark in phase 4, but also not really
Anyway. I really do need to see the movie again cause there's just so much more to unpack than typical Marvel, but I'd give Multiverse of Madness a 7.5/10
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