Certainly not the worst, but not the best either, just very average

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2019)

This film was...okay. Watched it with a friend, we share the same opinion on it, it certainly isn't bad. It has bad aspects that can ruin parts of the film, but overall, it's okay, watchable and tolerable. I have some issues with it and I will address the negatives first and then the positives.
Negatives:

The child acting is awful, and given how much time is spent in that barn, the really bad child acting takes away from the importance of the scene, and makes it drag whenever she's in it, even the Skrull kid, even though she barely says anything, her facial expressions are so unnatural and don't match the tone.
At some points, the CGI could be overdone, basically it made the visuals unconvincing and distracting. Although the visual effects on Nick Fury are good, the same can't be said for Agent Coulson, his eyes looks weird, it had the same problem as Rogue One where at times the CGI made the expressions unnatural. There is one scene where Carol is falling from a great height, and as she nears the ground it does a close up of her, the CGI looked weird to me and put me off.
Some of the twists that were made came way too quick, namely when you realise Fury's boss and Coulson is a Skrull at the start. This links in with the next issue
For some characters the development is lacking, especially Keller, we knew nothing about him prior to his Skrull reveal, so we just got introduced to him as a Skrull, but I can forgive that because Talos is developed very well. But where the character development is most lacking is the Starforce Team. Possible one of the most crucial areas to develop, and it's just missing. Jude Law's character (forgot his name) is developed somewhat, and you care enough about him, but the others, I can't remember any of their names, given how their significance to Carol's story is just undermined. Their fight scene at the end doesn't make you care enough, due to their lack of development, the whole team is just Sam Rockwell's character from Galaxy Quest.
The use of Come As You Are is strange, the title of the song fits the context of the scene perfectly, but it goes on for too long, and from the get go the actual tune doesn't match the scene, it should finish earlier, or at least fade out quicker, but it carries onto a smaller fight scene and doesn't match what's happening on the screen/
At some points Brie Larson's acting was a bit bland but that didn't bother me, it was more just to do with the flat delivery of her cheesy line, but to be fair cheesy lines are just what Marvel like to do.
There was some bad sound effects in the training scene at the start. The punches sound awful and incredibly tame, still trying to figure out if it's sound editing or mixing.
Opening scene is a bit dull and boring, and slow. Just let it slide and enjoy the rest of the film

Positives:

I mentioned Brie Larson's acting being bland at times, but that's a very small portion of the film, overall she is very good, she brings a natural charisma to the role and it works perfectly, reminds me a lot of her role in Scott Pilgrim vs The World. She is brilliant as Carol Denvers and after seeing her play the role I doubt anyone else could've done it better.
I've seen people complain about a feminist agenda, quite frankly I just think it's stupid, it's not like Doctor Who season 11.
Samuel L Jackson, as always, is amazing as Nick Fury, the effects to make him look younger work very well, his hair looks a bit weird but his mannerisms look natural as does his facial expressions.
Jude Law is alright, really he's just another forgettable character (villain?), his performance is actually good as is his acting, his chemistry with Brie is good as well.
The action sequences, bar a few, are pretty good, especially the one on the train.
The reveal that the Skrull were actually innocent and looking for a home worked for me, and the Kree being the enemy (although we already knew the Kree were bad from Guardians of the Galaxy) worked for me, also, finding out they were Kree already gave you some doubt to begin with, but the Skrull gave you doubts as well, and when Carol finds out she's been on the wrong side, it develops her character further.
At first the Carol Denvers/Vers thing confused me, but then they gave me a very satisfying explanation, which is one thing about the film, if you're confused about something it gives you a satisfying explanation and leaves you with answers and no questions.
I liked Goose the Cat, just saying, thought Goose was pretty cool
The pacing, except the first few minutes, is pretty good. Everything moves at a good pace, it doesn't linger anywhere for too long, it transitions to new places appropriately, the flashbacks aren't unnecessary and are actually important to see, as we find out information the same times she does.

Overall, it's a pretty average film, my original rating was a 7 because an 8 felt too nice for the film given its flaws, then when I evaluated how much the positives outweigh the negatives, and how much the negatives take away from the film, my rating dropped to a 6, which doesn't make it bad, just average. I feel like it's somewhere between Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The First Avenger. It's not bad, not amazing, just average. It's a fun enough film and I don't regret watching it