Good story, bad character design

Rating: 5/10 (9 March 2019)

Marvel was overdue for it's first female lead film, and Captain Marvel seeked to establish Carol Danvers as one of the main faces of the next generation of heroes, expected to take the spotlight after characters like Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, and Bruce Banner either die or retire after the upcoming Endgame.
Unfortunately, I believe that the filmmakers let the responsibility of establishing MCU's first lead female hero influence Carol's character design far too much. The film overstates her power in exchange for good character development and personality, resulting in her over-powered nature. The film lacks times where Carol seems to truly be in danger of losing, which is a vital element to good superhero movies. Her ability to destroy missiles and ships simply by flying through them makes her far too powerful to make for a good character. It truly seems as though Thanos will not stand a chance against Danvers, which is absurd considering her power is only from being exposed to one Infinity Stone, while his is from wielding all six Stones.
The film does have its strengths however, particularly in its storyline, which is refreshing, as finally an ugly shapeshifting alien race is the good guy this time. Fury and Coulson are perfectly de-aged by the use of CGI, and they make the movie much more enjoyable. The action and effects are good as usual, redeeming the movie as being alright.