Doctor Strange (12A)

A marvel comic hero, that wouldn’t be as well- known as the Spider or Ironmen now gets a big screen outing – more than fifty years after his first appearance in a US comic book.
Dr. Stephen Strange, a genius of a surgeon is involved in a life-threatening motor accident, resulting in a crippling of his hands, and destroying his career, and to him – his very destiny.
He goes on a worldwide mission seeking out cures and therapies, ignoring the advice and concern of his sometimes lover, Dr. Christine.  A throwaway comment by a physiotherapist, leads him to a coach, (played in a cameo by Benjamin Bratt), who had previously regained the use of limbs after an accident.
The mission leads him to the mountains of Nepal, and a world of mystical folk.  Here he finds a new way, but it’s a world where time and reality bends easily, writes David Flynn. 
Benedict Cumberbatch who made such a success of BBC’s Sherlock Holmes, plays the lead role of Strange, proving that he capable of going beyond the 19^th century detective, and giving a charismatic performance of this character.  Rachel McAdams is another great performer, but her scenes and dialogue was too limited as Strange’s love interest. 
A bald Tilda Swinton, showed very good facial acting in the role of the Ancient One – but again more scenes with her would have been welcome.  Action, special effects, and bending of buildings and time are all over the movie, ‘Doctor Strange’, and so much goes on on the Galactic Screen, that it would be easy to lose track of things.

Unashamedly set up for a sequel, ‘Doctor Strange’, has a nice story, with great cinematography of particularly of Hong Kong and China.