Captain Marvel shines as the new character in the MCU world with action, story, and visual effects.

Rating: 8/10 (10 March 2019)

Captain Marvel (4 out of 5 stars).
Captain Marvel is the 21st MCU superhero film that introduces with another brief origin story of Carol Denvers (Brie Larson) who gets the power of energy projection and superhuman strength and becomes Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel film may not be the best in the MCU and may be a step backwards to being a fun origin story. The film is good. Brie Larson delivers the role of Carol Denvers. It does have a lot of action sequences and a proper brief origin story that focuses her getting stuck in an intergalactic war with two alien worlds such as Skrulls and the Kree. The direction and character development did feel a bit bland compared to every other superhero in the MCU.
The review would be so spoiler free since there is a twist in the middle of the film. When Carol Denvers figures out the whole agenda with the bad guys motives and who her loyalties stand between the two alien races. The film does kick right into action with Carol having the abilities but does not know her true potential with her powers. There are flashbacks of her childhood and her motivation of standing up for what she is fighting for. When she falls onto Earth in 1995, we see a young Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). And Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). They learn and figure out who she is and what the real threat is out there. She needs Fury's help to learn who she really is and trying to figure out what the villain wants.
Brie Larson is great playing the character. I can not see anyone else playing her. Except the script of the film did make her character feel the least interesting hero in the MCU. Every one in the MCU had a moment to shine and had a little fun with the character. Carol Denvers is basically the Jason Bourne, with her broken memories of her past and trying to find where she fits in. It was not as fun compared to the others. The direction was also a bit bland with some forgettable action sequences. Almost similar to how the first Thor movie was. The climax of the movie was kind of exciting and spectacular. With Carol achieving her true potential of her powers and toying around with the bad guys while learning her powers with Just A Girl by No Doubt playing in the background. When more space invaders arrive and she flies to space to take them out. Which she becomes an unstoppable force that no one will even stop her was cool but there was not really much of a climatic battle.
Samuel L. Jackson was good playing the young Nick Fury. Ben Mendelsohn playing Talos a shapeshifting Skrull is fun. Lashana Lynch playing Carols best friend was good but like I said the development between these characters were dull. Jude Law was good too as Yon Rogg who was Carol's commander in the Kree world. Some returning cast members like Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, and Clark Gregg were good too. Gemma Chan and Annette Bening were good playing brief characters.
The visual effects were awesome and exciting. The film did have a comic relief of Goose the cat that is roaming around the air force base and tags along with Nick Fury. That is the most fun you will see in the movie.
Overall, Captain Marvel is a good film. There is plenty of action to keep you entertained and visual effects. The cast ensemble was good. The plot was good for an origin story with the character finding her place. It may not be as fun compared to other MCU films with a bland direction and development with the characters. There is a mid and post credit scene. The mid is important which hints for the next MCU film which everyone is anticipating for and the post is just for humorous fun.