America Chavez is gifted: she can travel between the different realities that collectively make up the multiverse.
Doctor Strange is conflicted: as he watches his ex get married, he ponders what might have been . . . what might have happened in another reality.
The Scarlet Witch is driven: obsessed to have children of her own, she seeks a reality where that's true- and will stop at nothing to get it.
If Wanda can get her hands on Chavez and take her gift, all is lost. Strange does what he can to protect her, traveling with her through different realities to escape the witch, but can he do what must be done, even as he's tormented with his own desires?
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This movie was a mixed bag for me:
- There was some good humor, great cameos, and the visual effects were stunning.
- It touched on some worthy themes about our desires and bending reality to them (akin to Inception), but that wasn't explored enough, ending with a message that wasn't original (or good) in several respects.
- No Way Home explored the idea of the multiverse, and this movie blows that wide open. It was a little trippy and confusing- expected with such a theme- but the MCU is already huge and hard to track, so adding multiverses makes it overwhelming.
- Not much character development (with either the new face or the long-standing characters). That was disappointing.
- I was disturbed at several points. It was part Lovecraftian horror; I questioned the PG-13 rating. It was the first time I felt uncomfortable in a Marvel film. It has some really dark elements.
I struggled with how to rate this. Ultimately, I liked the cameos the best . . . which speaks volumes about the film itself. Looking back on how I rated other MCU titles, I'll be generous and say:
Rating: B-
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