All in all, this film was just ok. The directing was amazing and I want to applaud Sam Raimi for making something entertaining with such a crazy concept. The CGI, a musical fight scene, and new characters were great but that's about it. The story beats didn't make much sense and there was A LOT of explaining of how things work. SPOILER ALERT: Wanda being the villain and wanting a family AGAIN felt like beating a dead horse. We have seen this character go through this same arc twice now so I was disappointed to see it again. If you are like me and have never read the comics then be prepared to be a little confused. When a film has a multiverse in the title, you should anticipate a lot of exposition and sadly, the film has a half-baked heart.
PS. I think what makes GotG and Thor (Marvel alien movies) so great is the humor from the directors. They lean into the silliness of seeing crazy concepts and blue people happen on-screen and it works beautifully. Dr. Strange has very little of that silliness and without it, the crazy concepts in the movie just feel like overload.