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The Crown: Fairytale (2020)
She really was the Queen of Hearts
The question with The Crown is, "Does it do the characters and story justice". And the answer is undeniably yes. It is worth watching relevant documentaries and reading historical journalism to get a fuller picture, as the Crown only gets about an hour to portray a story which has been documented in all is minutiae elsewhere. Emma Corrin deserves an Emmy for her performance, and is well supported by the other actors. The story is how I remember it, and my it's a history lesson to my children who were not around at the time. Some starry eyed Royalists won't like it, but this is how it was, my dears.
Doctor Strange (2016)
Baffling
I don't normally go these types of films, and I should have learned my lesson after going to see the latest Star Wars instalment last year. I had read the special effects in 3D were worth the admission price alone, so I thought it would at least be entertaining.
It started off well enough with Cumberbatch playing a self centred neurosurgeon. But from the moment he arrived in Nepal I didn't have a clue what was going on. Very quickly, Strange had picked up all sorts of supernatural powers by reading a few books, and after a few rumbles with friends and foe alike, was suddenly fighting to save planet earth.
There was an array of 'Red Dwarf' type gadgets which we were supposed to take seriously and Strange mastered them all. Even the 'magic cape' flew towards him.
I really couldn't have cared less about any of the characters, and it was a relief when the Ancient One (lol) finally died and Strange did not resurrect her by turning back time.
Needless to say Strange saved the planet, and I think the moral of the story was not to use your mobile phone while speeding in your sports car.