Doctor Strange (2016)

Arrogant genius, life-wrecking accident, humbling trip abroad, fancy new outfit. Marvel already made this movie, and it starred Tony Stark. Doctor Strange adds a cape and a better goatee. Benedict Cumberbatch is fun as a surgeon whose ego walks into rooms before he does, and the American accent mostly holds. The villain is Mads Mikkelsen, a great actor stuck with cracked eye makeup and no personality. But the visuals are nuts. Buildings fold like paper, streets flip upside down, and a hospital fight with Strange half out of his own body is a ton of fun. Tilda Swinton is great, and Benedict Wong steals every scene with a perfectly straight face. The romance with Rachel McAdams is a placeholder. A 6.8 because the eye candy is legit and the story is a rerun. $832 says you try one of those twisty spell hand moves on a stuck jar lid and blame the jar when it doesn’t work.

What works: The mind-bending visuals, Benedict Wong’s deadpan scene stealing, and Cumberbatch’s fun take on an arrogant genius.

What doesn’t: The origin story follows a familiar Marvel template beat for beat, and Mads Mikkelsen’s villain has nothing interesting to do.

Who it’s for: Marvel fans who care more about trippy visuals than a fresh story.