Pale addition to Marvel universe....

Rating: 2/10 (24 February 2018)

I saw the trailer for this latest addition to the Marvel universe, I wasn't impressed. A friend wanted to see it and I thought I would give it a shot.
The director/writer pulled out the Marvel hero playbook/check list and stock piled all the clichéd traits/story plots for a "compelling" story but as any "good" cook knows, having the right ingredients doesn't guarantee a great meal.
There are many fine actors in this piece, including Chadwick as the hero-guy. BUT, being a good actor doesn't mean you have the ability to carry a film as a lead. Hollywood of old used to call it the "it" factor, a better word would be charisma. Jordan as the heavy does have the "it" factor, which is not good for the film to have the villain with more than the hero.
This film was simply BORING. Half way through I felt relief because I thought we were nearing the end, but it was when the hero was seemingly defeated so I was painfully reminded we were only in the last half of the 2nd act. ARG!
I was not engaged with the characters, except the villains. Bad for the audience and the film. Lots of moments for emotional peaks in the story that some how fall short... thus unsatisfying. The "humour" falls flat. I am sure an actor with the proven chops of a Robert Downey could have made them work but in the hands of the director the actors did not seem to reach their full potential. Forest Whitaker gave a very over the top performance, a sin for any actor, getting caught at acting.
I could go on and on with trivial bits of annoyance like lines spoken as there being no better sunsets as seen in the hero's isolationist nation... I guess a sunset off the Fiji coast pales by comparison???