An All Around Good Marvel Superhero Movie

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2019)

GRL PWR! Just enough feminism to say: "Hell yes, Carol Danvers is a badass female", without becoming a social justice flick. There were moment that, as a female, totally resonated with me. But a lot of the super inspiring stuff was just about being a *person* and overcoming adversity in general. Goosebumps and inspiration for everyone!
It was a bit formulaic at times, but I don't see this as a detriment. Marvel set out to make a *Marvel* movie that just happened to have a female lead. They used the same formula and gave her the same respect they give any of their superhero frontrunners. A++ to Marvel for just making a Marvel movie.
I've heard a lot of people talking about how she has no personality. I, too, was concerned about the choice of Brie Larson. However, I absolutely do not agree with the assessment that Captain Marvel has no personality. She has heaps, it's just subtle. What I saw was a woman who acts like someone in the military. She had a quick, dry sense of humor and Larson did a lot of really awesome subtle acting, especially in her facial expressions. I felt her subtlety actually made her super relatable and believable.
There were some plot holes, which is typical of space war science fiction genre movies. I'm really good at suspending disbelief, so this didn't bother me. My husband actually pointed out most of the plot holes to me, and I just didn't notice them. And frankly, I didn't really care even after they had been pointed out. But I totally get that it might bother some people a lot more.
Gets an overall A- from me. It was not the best Marvel movie I've seen. (Thor: Ragnarok holds that place). However, Marvel movies are always, at the very least, entertaining as hell. Captain Marvel met that expectation, and even brought in some inspiration. Also, the soundtrack was 100%.
Carol Danvers is my superhero. I love her. I won't change my opinion.
That is all.