"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

⭐⭐

This film had a lot of potential, but despite creative material to work with (that being the Multiverse), elaborate set designs, a talented cast, eye-catching special effects, and a whole lot of horror-ific make-up, it ultimately failed to deliver.

Although "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" picks up where other movies left off, it is mostly a sequel to WandaVision. WandaVision is a limited series that started streaming on Disney+ last year. If you're not familiar with WandaVision before watching "Multiverse", you're likely  going to be confused. I'm thankful that I did see WandaVision first and I did enjoy seeing her in this movie, but even that doesn't save "Multiverse" from being an epic fail. I thought WandaVision was a brilliant series. I also enjoyed the first "Doctor Strange" movie. Not so much "Multiverse".

If I had saved this movie for October, Halloween month, and I was told it was a horror flick, I may have been more accepting of it. But even so, the whole thing just seemed like a hodge podge of horrific events. In fact, I would classify it primarily as a horror movie, one with a lot of action and some suspense, but very little substance. Thankfully, it did not have a lot of gore, so it was watchable for me. And that was it. Watchable.