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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Sam Raimi

Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Chiwetel Ejiofor ...

6.4

21,748

Fantasy. Action. Horror Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Though unsatisfying in some respects, the film is enough fun to make one wish for a portal to a variant universe in which Marvel movies spent more time exploiting their own strengths"	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Sam Raimi just saved the MCU from itself (...) a carnival of souls complete with legitimate (if gentle) jump-scares"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"What Raimi has done with his contribution, however, is construct not another roller coaster but one hell of a haunted house, one fueled by an abundance of eccentric creativity"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"A ride, a head trip, a CGI horror jam, a what-is-reality Marvel brainteaser and, at moments, a bit of an ordeal. It’s a somewhat engaging mess, but a mess all the same."	NEU
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"The loopiest, bloodiest Marvel movie yet (...) . And 23 films into the franchise, that's a wildly refreshing thing"	POS
United States	Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"'Multiverse Of Madness' is ambitious, convoluted, and sometimes even shocking (...) [It] is arguably lacking the humanity, the heart, and soul of Marvel that works so well when balanced with humor and spectacle. "	NEU
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin Empire	"While this latest cinematic blast of superheroism is almost distractingly entangled in previously woven story threads, it's great to see that it is also very much a Sam Raimi movie (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	This mystical realm is so crowded with plot and characters and magical doodads that there’s no room for the characters (...) this 'Everything Bagel' is loaded with ingredients, but it lacks a certain flavor."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This idea, which other movies have treated with tiresome stoner-seriousness, is handled with cheerful humour and boisterously surreal melodrama (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"Some overly busy cross-cutting and a few flubbed punchlines are a small price to pay for a filmmaker with enough of a vision to make you briefly forget that you’re watching another assembly-line product"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"There have been complaints about MCU properties that feel like they exist merely to get people interested in the next movie or TV show, but it’s never felt so much like a snake eating its own tail as it does here (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The latest adventure for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Marvel magic man takes “the search for one’s self” conceit to a whole new level (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Chris Bumbray JoBlo	"While some may be disappointed to learn that 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' isn’t the next 'Winter Soldier' or 'Civil War', they should be happy that its a lot better than 'Eternals' and better than 'Black Widow' too"	NEU
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"The film delivers on all fronts, including a terrific Danny Elfman score, and looks great (...) This thing rarely slows down to breathe in the 2+ hour running time. Fortunately it doesn't wear out its welcome for fans"	POS
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"'Multiverse of Madness' succeeds when it presents Raimi's gifts as a director, but falters through fan service and trying to one-up what came before (...) 'Doctor Strange' is surprisingly dark and violent"	NEU
United States	Don Kaye Den of Geek	"One of the weirdest and most ambitious MCU entries of all time (...) It will please the legions of established fans by embracing the comic book weirdness of it all with vigor and abandon (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Todd Gilchrist AV Club	"The film feels like a collection of ideas that never add up (...) The only consolation that comes from this meandering multiverse is that even if it isn’t very good, at least it got Raimi back"	NEG
United States	Thatwitchmia IGN	"The soundtrack is amazing, the performances are very good and Marvel fans won't get bored for a single minute"	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"It's an entertaining and spooky romp and not much else. That's okay. Especially if it brings more horror to the MCU (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"It's refreshingly cornball in a way that Marvel rarely is (...) Raimi does, for a few brief, shining moments, show the kids how those superhero movies could be done"	POS

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