A chore to get through, this is one of Marvel's weaker efforts

Rating: 2/10 (9 March 2019)

I don't know what I expected, but given the huge marketing push, general hype, and the fact that Danvers/Marvel has been set up as THE heavy to take down Thanos, this was a massive disappointment. You can practically see the rewrites, the strain behind the camera, the confusion in the editing bays as they tried to stitch together Brie Larson's weak performance into something intriguing.
Given the success of Black Panther and Infinity War, there's really no excuse for how sloppy this film is on nearly every level. The plot is ludicrous and nonsensical, filled with bad exposition, the cinematography is bland, the musical choices are uninspired, and the '90s setting is milked for far too much nostalgia. Mendelsohn and Law are fine, the cat steals scenes, and if you can get over Jackson's uncanny valley performance, he's entertaining, but past their efforts, there's hardly any passion or love on display here. It's such a half-baked, pedestrian effort, it doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as the far superior "Wonder Woman", which made audiences worldwide fall in love with Gal Gadot.
Disney as a conglomerate has been resting on their laurels with all of their corporate acquisitions, and with the exceptions of "Infinity War" and a few choice Pixar films, their artistic output has been stagnant for years now. The persistent fact that we as a species still put up with, let alone support and encourage, Marvel's mediocre, middle-of-the-road, meandering messes will make it crystal clear to our grandchildren's children how and why cinema died - by a thousand cuts, this time specifically with regards to the sloppy, incoherent action scenes.
Not recommended.