Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

"It's an unhinged ride, a CGI horror jam, a Marvel brainteaser and, at moments, a bit of an ordeal."

"(The multiverse) is handled with cheerful humour and boisterously surreal melodrama."

"A violent, wacky, drag-me-to-several-different-hells at once funhouse of a film..."

"A little more ordinary than its director/material match promises."

"Sam Raimi can’t rescue what amounts to a total mess..."

"A film that constantly pushes back against its own possibilities ... both WandaVision and Loki took more creative risks. Significantly."

"(Raimi) infuses the material with the same trippy, giddy spirit which has guided his best work."

"It’s an entertaining and spooky romp and not much else."

"Paired with Danny Elfman's fizzy score, Raimi elevates Multiverse of Madness from the bridge-building bit of IP it so transparently is."

"Loud, smeary nonsense..."

"In many ways, Strange is a mess... It's rarely boring though..."

"Marvel's most deranged and energetic movie yet..."

"Raimi has found in this sequel a surprisingly accommodating vehicle for his ecstatic love of horror filmmaking..."

"A Sam Raimi movie from top to bottom, for better and worse."

"At its finest, this psychedelic, horror-strewn romps artistry perfectly reflects the intensity of Strange navigating endless alternate realms."

"(The film) doubles as a genuine, old-school Sam Raimi horror movie — and that’s a gift..."

"Raimi is allowed a few moments of characteristic invention. But nothing here suggests there is much room to manoeuvre within the Marvel straitjacket..."