OBJECTIVE Review comparing against other Marvel movies...

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2019)

I refrained from reading any reviews or watched any trailers, so I can give my honest opinion of Captain Marvel. Instead of critiquing this movie based on all movies, I'll only compare it to the other Marvel movies, just to be as fair as possible.
Compared to its Marvel counterparts, it's above Ed Norton's Hulk and just above Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 3. To me, it missed on the casting and in the story line. If it fixed those two, it would have ranked higher than Iron Man 3 and Thor: Ragnarok, but casting and story line are pretty important.
The good: ALL of the 90's references, the cat, and Nick Fury. I won't give out any spoilers, but anytime those three were part of the scene, the movie's entertainment value shot up.
The bad: Casting Brie Larson was a mistake. She's a great actress in everything else, but a superhero just isn't her genre. Chloë Grace Moretz would have made that hero come to life (and kick ass), just like Gal Gadot did for Wonder Woman. Then giving someone who isn't a great fit for the role to begin with, practically invincible powers just made it really, really, tough to watch.
The ugly: They tried to get uber creative with the story line, but in the process, left out some key elements that other Marvel movies benefited from - their super power evolution. When developing a super hero, the recipe for success, particularly if it's an origin, should be that the audience gets to experience the hero developing and their powers alongside. Instead, they just introduce one power at the beginning, then throw in the rest all at once. I feel like that was a big missed opportunity.
Everyone following the Avengers should watch the after credits. There are two, so stay till the end.