A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was already available on Disney+, I thought I might as well re-watch it. Well, the first time around, with such a promising title, with such a cool director involved, I was pretty excited but, unfortunately, to be honest, the whole thing turned out to be a rather overhyped MCU feature after all. On top that, it was one of those rare blockbusters which could have been slightly longer though. As a result, even worse than the dream introduction which was rather generic, how this monster suddenly showed up a block away from a wedding Strange was attending was narratively pretty weak. Above all, after all, there was not much ‘Multiverse’ and not enough ‘Madness’ for my taste. Indeed, they basically visited only 2 other multiverses and one of them was already on the brink of obliteration. The one they spent most of their time was eventually not explored whatsoever which felt like a missed opportunity but I wish they kept on going in this journey and showed us some really wild places in the process. Eventually, you can only wonder what Scott Derrickson would have done if he would have stayed on board and it’s unfortunate that he wasn’t allowed to turn it into an actual horror film, the reason why he left this project. I thought it was also rather odd that there was basically no link whatsoever with the previous MCU movies, especially with the last Spider-Man instalment. Instead, they linked it with ‘What if…?’ and, above all, with ‘WandaVision’ which means that you basically HAVE to get Disney+, otherwise, good luck to keep track with the continuity in the MCU from now on. At least, I did appreciate that they gave us a villain who didn’t want to obliterate half of our population for once and Doctor Strange is still a pretty cool character. Furthermore, I have to admit that I did appreciate this movie more the 2^nd time around. Anyway, to conclude, even though it could have been so much better, it was still a decent watch though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are fan of the MCU.