A very unconvincing superhero

Rating: 3/10 (19 July 2019)

Haven't seen any other movies starring her, but I honestly can't tell what was she (and the director) going for with Carol as a character.
First of all, she's not believable as a human being - there's an aura of disdain for everything around her that she carries with her throughout the film; and, for a supposedly positive, protagonist-type of character it really stands out - she's not likable and that contradicts the essence of a character she's portraying - a hero.
There's a brief moment in the film, where she's flying an aircraft with Fury and a casual conversation sparks out - only time you see her laughing. This is the single moment in the film where she's being herself - natural, without that stuck-up facade she puts on the rest of the time. It made me think - yeah, this is more like a character you can relate to and root for, but it doesn't last.
Remember the other Captain in the series ? First of all we've seen him for what he - he as a person - truly is; this lays the important groundwork for future development of him from that kind-hearted, selfless guy into Captain America. You get a good feel that he actually deserves the powers given to him.
Carol seems like the kind of superhero that doesn't really want to be one, and in part for that reason - not fully deserving to be one in the eyes of the viewer.
The other thing that is really dragging this film down, lies with what her superpowers make her into. She's easily the most powerful of the lot - with "training wheels" off of course. But even before she disables the device on her neck there's never a feeling that she's in any kind of danger. Therefore it's really hard to root for her - you know she will paste anyone who stands in her way and nobody has the slightest chance against her. Add to that her sunny disposition and all attention subconsciously switches to the more "human" characters in the film - Fury, Coulson, Talos and even the antagonist for that matter.
Thanos punching her out of the picture in Endgame is a good metaphor for this - "you don't deserve to be the one to take me out".