Although many of you may have already watched it, but for those who haven’t I will not be revealing anything about the plot as it may lead to instant spoilers. But the story is a high concept one and one of those Marvel films which require a good amount of reference to its previous films/series to truly understand its essence. So for those of you who haven’t watched the previous in the list, it may be a good idea to either watch them or atleast read about them to understand the references here. The screenplay is taut and moves at a brisk pace, although it does get slightly convoluted towards the end. This is perhaps one of the darkest films of the MCU with a brief element of horror. Also, you need to stay attentive and pay attention to minor references almost throughout the duration of the film, a slight lapse and you would possibly find yourself struggling to keep pace with the film. One thing which I found refreshing was the human factor of the antagonist. She came from a place of love which is why you do not hate her completely.

One drawback that I had with the film was that although there is “madness” in the title of the film, the madness is missing in the multiverse. I would have preferred an even darker tone to this universe which would have had a prolific impact on me as a viewer. So beyond the high concept story, the storytelling was good but not something which would make me go “Wow”. The template was standard and a tad convoluted towards the end which didn’t quite work for me. Another drawback was the characterization which lacked that byte especially a major character like Chavez. But the ending and the mid-credit scene do make things interesting. So overall,  well penned screenplay minus the madness.