![]() I won’t spoil anything, but what I can say is that some of the dialogue is on par with the supremely cheesy Moonfall’s (a comparison that only works for the 15 people that saw Moonfall, but is apt all the same). The messiness is almost fitting for a Doctor Strange film, though I definitely hope that the script is tighter on the next outing. Raimi’s first foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is an imperfect one, to be sure, but it still carries a tone I’d like to see more of as the franchise continues to evolve. ![]() Multiverse of Madness is worth the price of admission just to hear the score and see it at work. From the notes of respective themes that come in as undertones as characters come into play, to an orchestral tone that follows the whiplash of Raimi’s narrative one, to an actual musical battle (yes, you read that right), it’s an absolute banger of an album that I will be using as writing music for the foreseeable future. It’s Danny Elfman, so it’s not really surprising that it ruled. ![]() This is all mostly to say that the newest Doctor Strange outing will, like the rest of the MCU, have its detractors, but you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone critiquing the film because they were bored by it.Īnd the score, y’all. It’s great for studio pocketbooks, but it doesn’t always make for the most compelling movie-going experience. While that can be true, especially prior to the introduction of more distinct-feeling films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok, it also offers a universal watchability for casual audiences. ![]() MCU detractors will call out an overall same-ness across the respective phases. From top to bottom - and for better and for worse - Multiverse of Madness is a Sam Raimi movie through and through. Filmmakers like James Gunn, Taika Waititi, and Chloe Zhao all offered their respective MCU movies their quintessential style, of course, but there’s something about this newest chapter that feels like it’s screaming that these films are becoming the rule, not the exception. ![]() If there’s one thing Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness accomplishes, it's putting the final nail in the coffin of the idea that directors aren’t allowed to put their distinct stylistic stamps on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ![]()
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