Good narrative spoiled by underwhelming character writing and poor casting decisions.

Rating: 3/10 (9 March 2019)

When this movie was announced I was ecstatic to say the least. Not only were we going to be given a movie to hype us up for the up coming "Avengers: End game", but I had also been a big fan of Captain Marvel in the comics for years. Unfortunately, as soon as the first trailer dropped, my excitement turned to fear, as I was fearful that marvel may have messed up, especially when it came to the decision to cast "Brie Larson" as Captain Marvel. It was clear upon watching the trailer that Brie lacked the charm and charisma that is often attached to characters in the MCU. This was not helped by the terrible press release that was followed by the first trailer. Brie constantly focused on the movie being a "big step for equality", instead of focusing on the actual story of the movie and where it fitted into the universe. Overall not only was the actual movie experience dull and enjoyable, mainly due to it's poor story telling ability and lack of the signature "Marvel Charm". It had already lost me before it's release, with it's decision to cast Brie Larson as its lead.