MARVEL does it again, no really MARVEL does it again.... the movie itself doesn't put much effort into setting up the majority of the ideas it brings forward, it just tosses them out there. Scott Derrickson's direction pulls the film together in spite of the dense mythology. Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange is solid, though not spectacular, will not leave fans disappointed. On the other hand, even though the cast is an unusual level of prestige for a film of this type, the characters and their arcs do not give them much to work with. Marvel films continue off the same foot, gray villains and female counterparts weak.