The Travelling Toe: "Dr. Strange" (movie critique)

DOCTOR STRANGE
movie poster

Another Marvel Comic superhero is on the big screen and The Friday Movie Mavens and The Travelling Toe had to go see this newest fantasy flick.

The main draw for The Travelling Toe was that Benedict Cumberbatch was playing the role of Doctor Strange.

The movie begins with introducing us to Doctor Stephen Strange who is an egotistical neurosurgeon. He lives the high life with expensive clothes, watches, and other status symbols of an excessive lifestyle. On his way to a party, driving his ultra fancy sports car on a winding road in pouring rain, he reaches for his phone and he hits another car and goes off the side of the cliff. When he finally wakes he sees his hands are severely injured and must face the ultimate decision he can no longer be a surgeon. He falls into a deep depression and tries all sorts of medical and holistic methods to try to regain the use of his hands but they all fail. Then he learns about a man, Jonathon Pangborn, who was a paraplegic and somehow was able to walk again. Stephen seeks him out to find out how he was able to overcome his paralysis. Pangborn points him to a sorcerer known as the Ancient One. Strange travels to far lands there and meets the Ancient One, eventually becomes one of her more trusted pupils.

Well, Dear Readers, at this point the movie becomes "strange" (he he he). There are all sorts of mystical energy fields and powerful spells used to keep the world safe. But as always there are those who want to steal the spells to summon the dark dimension to take over the world. The Travelling Toe will leave the narrative at this point as if you are a fan of the Marvel heroes you will see go see it and you are aren't at this is gives you a short overview of the movie. One last mention is the actor Mads Mikkelsen plays the bad guy as he always does and is excellent...he is the kind of character you love to hate!

The special effects and the CGI were amazing. Sometimes the enfolding buildings and mystical spells made some of us just a tad dizzy.

This is a fun movie to see and of course, Stan Lee made his usual cameo appearance in the film. It is so much fun to watch for him to pop up. Also if you go you have to stay for a couple of nuggets. The first one is right after the credits start rolling and the second one is towards the very end of the credits.