A pleasant surprise!

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2019)

Having read some reviews, I had my doubts about Captain Marvel, but I'm glad to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Brie Larson is perfect and gives an effortlessly cool performance as Carol Danvers. Samuel L Jackson gives his most interesting and funny portrayal as Nick Fury in any MCU movie and it's nice to see him have a bigger role and more screen time than his previous Marvel performances. This film has brilliant action sequences and stunning visuals, it has great emotional scenes, while also having some hilarious, laugh out loud moments (often involving Goose the cat!) However, the movie does have a couple of issues. The main plotline war between the Kree and the Skrulls is uncompelling as we are not that emotionally connected to the carachters on either side of the war. I also think that Ben Mendelssohn may have been the wrong choice for the role of Talos. Ultimately, I believe this movie was a success. It may not be as groundbreaking as Black Panther or Avengers: Infinity War, but overall, very entertaining!