Jack of Harts

I saw Doctor Strange 2 over the weekend, and I have to say I was happy to see it before the story was spoiled for me. It made the twist hit a lot harder. I was entertained, and I liked it. One of the things that is nice about multiverse stories is you get to see a lot of interesting concepts, and they gave those to us in spades. And seeing Wanda truly unleash her powers was pretty amazing. That said, it is probably not a movie I will watch over and over again. It was a darker movie than many of the other MCU movies, or even the first Doctor Strange, and it doesn’t fill me with joy as much. I liked how Into the Spiderverse and the recent MCU Spiderman did the multiverse better. We didn’t get to see as many universes out there, but I enjoyed the stories more. And Spiderman’s optimism is always a plus compared to darker forms of Doctor Strange’s cynicism we saw in this movie. I give it one thumb up.