If you hated this movie, you probably didn't think about it at all

Rating: 8/10 (10 March 2019)

I'm just going to deflect some of the common "negative" points that some of the reviews on here make
1. Not enough action - If you expected this to be an action packed film you weren't being realistic. You've gotten too used to the Avengers films action levels. It's a standalone origin story, they, by nature tend to focus more on a plotline than action. Ant-Man, the first Captain America, Iron Man and Thor all contain less action and focus on storylines and presenting the history of the character.
2. Captain Marvel's personality swings from boring or emotionless to sassy - personally I don't see this as an issue, because real humans tend to be contradictory, but the people saying it makes no sense or it's an inconsistency on the actresses' part are dead wrong. 100% human Carol Danvers was a strong, fun loving, resilient woman. However she was captured by the Kree after having the memory knocked out of her (I'll just throw it out there that memories and experiences affect personality to a fair degree), genetically modified and then brainwashed into living the Kree culture, which values..... emotional control! How about them apples, huh? Her so called personality swings are just the result of her finding her new identity that lies somewhere between human Carol and Kree Vers. It's not an inconsistency, it's an ongoing journey to find herself.
PS on personality: seeing a fair amount of comments on here saying they don't like the character because she seems "arrogant" or "bratty". All I can say is... seriously? Got two words for you, TONY STARK. He is the biggest arrogant brat of the Marvel universe period (perhaps rivaled by Doctor Strange), but people seem to like him just fine. Might want to check yourself if you seriously find Captain Marvel's personality arrogant. She's simply confident and stubborn and you're likely a little bit sexist.
3. She's too OP for no explicable reason - it's seriously not for no reason. I'm not going to go into it, but if you feel like it, look at Ms. Marvel's powers before her origin story was changed for the cinematic universe, she was no small fry even then. She was a genetically modified human/alien hybrid with cosmic powers. Now for the current story she's a human/alien hybrid...POWERED INDIRECTLY BY AN INFINITY STONE! Of course she wiped the floor with those guys, it only makes sense when her power source is well...so powerful.
4. The so called "feminist agenda" - I'm just gonna say this real loud for the people in the back. THERE WAS NO FEMINIST AGENDA!!!! The film was simply aimed more at a female audience and as such spoke to things women commonly experience, which includes (whether some people like the reality or not) sexism. Look at the historical context of it. Remember in the 1990s people weren't as progressive in general and it's when the military was a hell of a lot more of a boy's club than it is now. Stop getting mad at people/films who talk about or portray legitimate sexism because you think it's a personal attack. It's a societal problem, no one hates you specifically.
That being said, is it a perfect movie? Of course not. I've never seen such a thing. Personally I think they missed a lot of opportunities as far as music is concerned. The nineties had some kick ass music they should have capitalized on. And the idea of perfection is rather subjective anyways. But in my opinion it was a lot better than many people are giving it credit for. It was a solid film.