Wait for Blu-Ray

Rating: 5/10 (16 March 2019)

Full disclosure: I'm a middle-aged white male, educated, conservative, and an MCU fan.
The lowest and highest ratings for this movie both seem biased by their reactions to the not-so-subtle feminism in this movie. There are, of course, several minor and major elements to the movie that feed that narrative. They didn't bother me. And I don't think I'm biased against a female superhero having a strong role. As a comparison, I saw Black Panther aware of similar raves and pans for similar reasons, but about racism and imperialism instead of feminism (though it has strong females, too) and though that slightly predisposed me against it before seeing it, I thought it was a great movie.
I agree with those who think the writing and Brie's performance are the weakest parts. The jokes (feminist or not) weren't that funny. The '90's songs were poorly used. "Come As You Are" and "Just a Girl" were particularly distracting in their usage. It seems they pre-picked cool songs and shoehorned them in with poor fit, or were so focused on fitting lyrics that the impact of the actual music was overlooked. A different actor should have been chosen, or, if the director and others were set on her, the part should have been rewritten. Not all good actors can do semi-comedy/snarky superhero.
The action and effects were good, but not standout. The writing was fairly poor. The storyline was OK but not that original. I hope they do a better job with Carol Danvers in Endgame.
My first impulse was to wait for the Blu-Ray and save my money, or at least wait for the second-run $3 theater in town. I should have stuck with that. I doubt there is anything in this movie essential to understanding Endgame, in my opinion, except to know Carol Danvers is extremely powerful, and what you've already learned from Infinity War's post credits scene (and the internet's interpretation of it, if you need it).