Not surprisingly, the performances — including Chiwetel
Ejiofor as another wizard in training — are overly - dramatic (Swinton is the only one who kept my interest).
Not exact matches
Then there's the cast: Benedict Cumberbatch brings his usual squirrelly awkwardness
as the odd Doctor, backed by the likes of Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel
Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen and (we love this idea) Tilda Swinton
as some kind of ancient Himalayan philosopher -
wizard.
Fellow spell - casters include the complicated Mordo (Chiwetel
Ejiofor, expert
as always), the aforementioned Wong (Benedict Wong, here both a
wizard and head librarian) and, most importantly, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme (Tilda Swinton).