Entertaining! 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (13 February 2020)

Review:
After reading a lot of negative comments about this film, I was expecting it to be awful, but I actually enjoyed it. I did find the storyline a bit sketchy, and extremely far-fetched, but as I haven't read the comics, I don't know how accurate the concept was. I enjoyed the banter between Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), but it amazed me how he wasn't shocked about Captain Marvel's powers and the whole "outer space" experience. Like most of the Marvel movies, the visual effects were on point, and the humour in the script made me giggle in parts. The various characters all brought something fresh to the film, like Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) and Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), but I'm used to seeing Law play the goodie and Ben playing the baddie. Goose, the cat, was also a great addition to the cast, along with Maria (Lashana Lynch), who was Carol's best friend, so I'm surprised that there were so many people disappointed with the film. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't touch Infinity War or Ragnarok, but it isn't the worst film in the MCU series. Brie Larson was a decent choice for the film, and after watching the bonus material, she did push herself to the limit, to make her role seem realistic. Samuel L. Jackson actually showed the humorous side of Nick Fury, compared to the secretive commander in the previous movies, so it was good to see why he is the way he is now. Captain Marvel does put the Avengers to shame, in terms of her powers, so I find it puzzling that she hasn't popped up before. Anyway, I found the movie entertaining, but it feels like it came a bit late, in terms of the Avengers storyline. I don't know what is planned for the future for Marvel, but I hope that they involve Captain Marvel because she has a lot to offer. Enjoyable!
Round-Up:
This movie was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Anna Boden brought you Sugar in 2008, It's Kind of a Funny Story and Mississippi Grind. Ryan Fleck brought you Half Nelson, which I thoroughly enjoyed, Sugar, It's Kind of a Funny Story and Mississippi Grind. For there first major release, it certainly made a hefty profit at the box office, even though it didn't go down to well with critics. Compared to previous comic-book movies, they didn't have a huge budget to play with, but they managed to produce a decent movie, which certainly didn't look cheap.
Budget: $175million
Worldwide Gross: $1.13billion
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Clark Gregg, Rune Temte, Matthew Maher and Algenis Perez Soto. 7/10