Just sit back and enjoy the ride

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2019)

NO SPOILERS NO SPOILERS NO SPOILERS
Watch out for people who post their extremely negative rants (not even reviews) and drop spoilers without warning. Many of those rants say that they are offended and insulted by the way women are portrayed in the film and how the MCU canon has been changed. The women in the film have bigger nads than most of the men do and think of the end of "Captain America", the begining of "Ant Man", Hela's stroll through Odins Vault AND the scene at the very end of the credits in "Captain Marvel" before posting spoilers and false comments.
There are NO SPOILERS in this review, only suggestions about watching 1 movie prior to "Captain Marvel" and 2 movies after, and everything makes sense.
Many of the negative reviews were posted by trolls who either hadn't seen the movie yet or they had a bootleg copy.
It wasn't the best film based on Marvel characters but it wasn't the worst by far. Those belong to all 4 of the "Fantastic Four" films, Ang Lee's "Hulk" and to a lesser extent, "Iron Man 2".
There are a few reviews where people point out inconsistencies, one in particular (which because I'm not a troll and don't enjoy ruining movies for others, I won't mention what it is, but you'll know it when you see it) but they fail to think through their rant. The movie took place in 1999. The ending of the first "Captain America" negates one of the major cry baby rants some of the trolls go on. There is also the first scene in "Ant Man" and the scene in "Ragnarok" where Hela is walking through Odins Vault and comments on certain objects that also clears things up. Then there is Dr. Strange's comment towards the end of "Infinity War" that ties it all together. Those 4 scenes alone are enough to tell the trolls to put their pacifiers back in their mouths because with a little brain power, everything from "Iron Man" to "Infinity War" falls into place.
In fact, if you haven't seen "Captain Marvel" yet, watch the first "Captain America" before you do see it and as long as you've seen all the other films leading to "Ant Man", "Ragnarok" and "Infinity War", watch those over the next day or so.
It all falls into place.
This isn't the best film in the MCU since 2008 and I'd drop dead of shock if any actor except the one playing Goose were nominated for an Oscar, but just enjoy the film.
This isn't a life or world changing movie (except within the MCU) so stop taking it so seriously. Just enjoy a couple hours watching eye candy. It's a brightly lit film with a great soundtrack and what is perhaps the best animal actor since Uggie in "The Artist" to grace the silver screen.
And yes, stay until the VERY END OF THE CREDITS. It debunks one of the spoilers the trolls have dropped in their rants.
Just have fun.