We were rooting for you, we were all rooting for you

Rating: 2/10 (6 March 2019)

I'm an avowed fantasy geek and as such was tailor made to root for Captain Marvel, and so it's with bitter disappointment that I have to say this film let me down.
Overlong, over sincere and confused, it lacked the core quality action movies must contain, action that compels and also serves the story before descending into CGI at the end the final scenes reminiscent of video games.
Also I came out not knowing who Captain Marvel actually is, the character seems a cipher, not a flesh and bone woman like Wonder Woman who I could identify with, it's not that she's unlikeable per se, more the writers have been too busy pushing an agenda that the woman is lost.
The writing itself is terribly confused I see there were six writers, too many generals - what was the point they were trying to make with CM? Scarlett Johanssen's Black Widow does with one arched eyebrow than CM does with an entire movie. And Larson is a fine actress, the plot and writing let her down. I was an infant in the 90s when this is set, so the nostalgia I can barely remember, I wanted a strong, vibrant female character superhero, it was all a bit of a nothing burger and for that I am truly sorry.