Why Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Reviews Are So Mixed
The first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of 2022 is Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, one of Marvel’s most anticipated projects, but the first reviews haven’t lived up to MCU standards and have been quite mixed. The MCU continues its expansion with its Phase 4, which is covering both movies and TV shows, with the latter connecting to the former. Phase 4 is also introducing new characters, events, and concepts, and the main one so far is the multiverse, which was explored in Spider-Man: No Way Home and will unleash chaos in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Set a couple of months after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will see the title sorcerer (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) dealing with the consequences of the multiverse chaos he and Peter Parker (Tom Holland) unleashed. With the help of old friends like Wong (Benedict Wong) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), as well as new allies like America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), Strange will travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary while also encountering variants of himself, Scarlet Witch, Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams), and more.
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After a couple of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and the usual rescheduling in the MCU, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is finally coming to theaters on May 6, 2022, and the first reactions to it have been mixed. Although at the time of writing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness holds a 79% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and while that means it’s not a bad score, it’s a low one for MCU standards and the reaction from critics so far has been mixed, though
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