Marvel's Tromping Mis-Step

Rating: 4/10 (9 March 2019)

A lower budget side-/supporting story with a combination of HD & LowD sequences which came across disjointed. Marvel's character failed to draw me in but does the opposite. The character was aloof and all serious with dead pan eyes, for the most part. Maybe that's the intent in constructing the character, and the large part of the movie which focused on the back story was not engaging enough that if felt drawn out, and my attention did wander.
That aside, Fury and Coulson and other details lend it the familiar Marvel feel along with the humor, but did not do enough to lift a dreary movie for me. Don't be mistaken, there is sci-fi & outer space hi-jinks and super-hero/villain battles with inter-galactic vessels and what not. Some parts worked but others kind of made you want to hit fast forward to what's next. I like action sequences, but when the outcome is really really obvious and it goes on for a bit, it becomes drudgery and is just a full obligatory time slot to be filled. Not to mention some of the odd music selected.
The highlights for me were the parts on how Marvel got her powers, her costume and when she comes into her 'shining' own.. The persona appealed more so than the character that was portrayed.
Captain Marvel has the elements to be a much better movie than this and to appeal to a wider audience. Sadly Marvel's showcase of woman power felt like a tromping mis-step.