Not quiet Marvellous

Rating: 6/10 (13 March 2019)

I have said it before and I will say it again. The Marvel Cinematic Universe are on a higher plane compared to other superhero franchises. They can knock it out of the park, shot after shot.
I went to this movie knowing almost nothing about Captain Marvel apart from there was originally another DC character with the same name who became Shazam.
The film takes a little while to get going as it wants to set up the character of Vers/Carol Danvers (Brie Larson.) Vers is a warrior recruited by the Kree. They are fighting the evil Skrulls who take over planets by infiltrating them. They are shapeshifters led by Talos (Ben Mendelsohn.)
After trying to get away from the Skrulls, Vers ends up in LA of 1995 where she meets a young two eyed Shield operative Nick Fury accompanied with Agent Coulson who is new to Shield.
Vers though has some memories of being on earth but her memories are filled with fuzzy. Vers thinks she might had been an ace test pilot on Earth. The key is Dr Wendy Lawson (Annette Bening) who might provide more information.
However it is a race against time as Skrulls are also looking for Dr Lawson and something she created.
Once a de-aged Nick Fury turns up, the film hits gear. It also has a few twists in the story and the humour emerges. Marvel films always do well when they add some fun.
It does stick too close to the Marvel formula, the directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck never put their own stamp in Captain Marvel. The hand of producer Kevin Feige is all over it.