Best love letter for Carol Danvers fans!

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2019)

I cannot give an unbiased review of this movie. I've been reading Captain Marvel off-and-on since about 30-years-ago, when I found the first issue of Ms. Marvel at an antique book store (something which I DESPERATELY wish I still had!) While I don't buy print comics anymore, I do have gigabytes of her trade-paperbacks on my tablet. So, yeah... huge fan of Ms. Marvel.
This movie captures the essence of her character PERFECTLY!!! No, it is not a shot-for-shot remake of the comic books, but the elements that make her who she is are all there. The Kree origins, the memory loss, rough childhood, the need for speed... it's all here. They pay tribute to the origin story, while still adding a few twists that were incredibly clever. And the chemistry between Samuel Jackson and Brie Larson is fantastic! They say each of the Marvel films is a genre film in its own right (Winter Soldier is a spy thriller, Ant Man is a heist film, etc...) By that metric, this is a buddy comedy for sure.
If you press me for a non-squealing-fanboy opinion, I'd say it's a solid MCU film, just like the other 20 they've made. Go and see it. If you happen to be a fan of Carol Danvers since the days when she had a big lightning bolt on her chest, well... see if you can buy tickets in bulk, because this is the movie you've been waiting for! This movie was better than I could ever have hoped for!