Typical Marvel Origin

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2019)

Marvel is 10 years in and very little that they do can shock the audience's anymore. It's just how stories play out. Origins can only have so many layers and follow so many different formulas to make you care for the character. Captain Marvel opted to be campy, cheesy and over the top with awful CGI compared to other Marvel ventures.
Nothing about this movie stood out as great. It was average at best to try and generate hype for Endgame. A film no one decided to watch only after seeing this. Brie Larson did what she could but at times her smug and confident Vers/Carol did not work well unless paired with Jackson and his de-aged Fury.
The Skrulls and the twist surrounding them could have been a lot more meaningful if again it was not downplayed by frivolous comedy and cheesy dialogue. Thanks for the blast of 90s nostalgia and the reminder the world has drastically changed in the last 25 years.
As far as films go there is zero option but to label this one a complete cash cow for Marvel to try and set the next generation of Avengers. While many fans just want to praise this because it was the first female lead solo venture in the MCU I wish Marvel and Disney would have cared more about that. The space fights instantly reminded me of Disney's other new property Star Wars instead of the general feel that the MCU had laid out already.
It felt like the whole movie didn't take itself seriously because Captain Marvel can literally do anything and once that power was unleashed it sort of became even more unbearable because at least until that moment she doubted herself. She had at least one trait that people could identify with.
The Flerken aka Goose the Cat was the worst running gag the MCU has attempted. It was flat, dull and could be seen coming from a mile away. Same with the 90s Nostalgia on blast and any film that uses Nirvana's music immediately loses respect for me. It's the exact opposite of what Cobain intended with his art to be used to exploit the masses for their money.
If Star Wars meets Top Gun meets the MCU is your jam than spread it all over your toast because this one is already a buttery mess before even taking off into orbit for the first time.