An average origin movie for one preceding Endgame.

Rating: 6/10 (15 March 2019)

The post-Infinity War hype and the anticipation for Endgame would behoove any Marvel movie in between to be memorable. Captain barely satisfies it. It is a run-of-the-mill superhero origin with predictable twists. Few of the scenes like protagonist's flashback piques your interest but are not well explored as I would have liked. There are few hi-octane sequences that are appealing, especially when the protagonist powers up to maximum but these are separated by some slower moments containing characters that are under-developed. This deserved more running time. Lacking that, the movie contains many under-developed threads made into a patchwork of plots. Brie Larson's acting is blander for her calibre as an actress and she does not exhibit much variation across the scenes. I enjoyed it as a one-time watch, mostly because it is part of the MCU. For Marvel's first movie with a female lead this fall short of the bar set by badass/smart performances by female actresses like Wonder Woman, Furiosa from 'Mad Max:Fury Road', The Bride from 'Kill Bill', Eowyn from LOTR, Hermione Granger, Mulan, Merida from Brave etc. Probably, The movie might have been much more appealing to different demographic than a young adult male. I have seen better.