Well, that was a pleasant surprise!

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2019)

Context: I'm a big MCU fan, seen all the movies, deep into the story, constantly reading theories for fun and so on. Not into the whole right vs. left values debate that's going on in the US. I live in Romania and we have bigger, more basic issues, so yeah. I went into this movie knowing the harsh criticism being thrown at it and - frankly - totally put off by Brie Larson's performance in the trailers.
And you know what? I had a blast. I enjoyed it a lot. It was fun. It subverted my expectations. I agree - there are some plot points which don't make much sense and the beginning is a bit convoluted, but other than that, it was ok.
The supporting cast definitely added a lot, especially Fury, Maria Rambeau and the Skrull dudes. But you know who I liked the most? Yes, Captain Marvel herself. Many people say she's stiff or lacks expression, but so would I being as confused as she is so yeah, won't judge her for that. I think she's kind of a badass and I totally like that - especially when she goes binary.
What I didn't like was that the Kree characters were kind of underdeveloped and underused. I would've loved to see more from Ronan. So yeah, it is what it is.
Compared to other origin story movies, I'd say definitely better than Black Panther, Ant Man and maybe Dr. Strange. As personal impact, I'd say it's on par with the 1st Thor and Captain America, but under GotG and Ironman.
Go see it. It's worth it.