Average Marvel movie - which means it's good

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2019)

From some of the other reviews I was expecting a Dr who season 11 preach fest with pacing issues, but that couldn't have been further from the truth.
Captain Marvel is lots of fun. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, and Brie Larsen is great, despite what even the positive reviews said. I really liked her in King Kong and Free Fire, I was excited to see she was joining the MCU, so was disappointed to read so many people say she wasn't very good, but she was fine.
The character is fairly bland, which is not unusual for heroes, but she manages to bring charisma, and a real sense that she's enjoying herself, to the role. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what they do with her in the next Avengers movie.
Well paced, plenty of good jokes, an old woman gets punched in the face, and it doesn't seem creepy, the Fonz gets a mention, and there's one punch the air moment that could have come from Raiders of the lost Arc.
There's some nice twists in the story too, which manages to elevate it above some origin stories which are frequently too much origin and not enough story.
From the trailers I was expecting Top Gun in tights, but tonally it reminded me most of 80s TV shows like Knight Rider and Airwolf (RIP). But in tights. Can't really put my finger on why though. Just felt the same.
Ignore the trolls, go see, you'll have a blast. It's not up there with the last Avengers one, but it's a good marvel movie, and definitely not one of their rare missteps.