Captain Marvel

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2019)

Captain Marvel Review
Higher, Further, Faster
That's the tag line on one of the movie posters for Captain Marvel, the latest movie to grace the silver screen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I can't say I fully agree with the tag line. The movie doesn't hit newer heights for a superhero movie, nor does it go further than predecessors, and at times it feels slower paced, (but that's story building.) There are a few comedic scenes. The movie is very much a origin movie that at times feels like it should have been placed in Phase 1 instead of the end of Phase 3. It has a storyline that differs from the comics, so much that some fanboys cried foul. However, all that said, I did enjoy it. It's a fun movie to watch. The CGI, especially Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg being made to appear younger, is almost seemingly perfect. One will cease to notice the effect after the initial scenes. By the end of the movie, the audience gets a glimpse of why Fury contacted her at the end of Infinity War. Brie Larson performs fairly well as Captain Marvel / Carol Danvers. Of course, if people been following the MCU, they'll know that Sam pulls his character of Nick Fury off nicely. It is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Boden is the first female director in the MCU. The late, great Stan Lee has a cameo, and Marvel also gives the godfather of comics a touching homage by altering how the Marvel logo appears before the movie. This homage nearly had me in tears. I rank this movie a 7/10.