Huge step backward.

Rating: 6/10 (7 March 2019)

I went into this movie with high expectation since Captain Marvel has been such a beloved comic superhero and we all pretty much knew that she would play a big role in Endgame so the hype for me was real. And I was also aware of her drama with a certain demographic of critics but as an Asian it didn't matter much to me.
And boy was I disappointed. Not only did the pacing almost put me to sleep twice, the plot was also very confusing and left little time for the audience to get to know who Captain Marvel was. Brie didn't do a good job here, let's face it, may it be because of the script or the directing. She was too wooden and I felt zero connection to her character. Not to mention her build was a bit rough and to be frank she looked like a normal woman in a halloween costume rather than a strong superheroine lead. There were some scenes that I would not spoil here which gave the audience a hint that she was struggle with some action sequences, or perhaps the standards were raised very high in other Marvel movies that Captain Marvel felt just too clunky for me.
Other cast members were quite enjoyable though. I like Samuel Jackson in this installment as a young Nick Furry. He was likeable and quite the contrast to the old calculative Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jude Law played a sufficient part albeit a bit underused. Ben Mendelsohn was a bit of a surprised here and a pleasant one at that. Aside from that everyone did their parts nicely, well except for Brie Larson herself.
It would be fine if this movie came out the same time at Phase One or at the end of Phase Two. But with the universe at stake in Endgame, Captain Marvel couldn't help but feel like a rush entry to introduce an overpowered character with little emotional attachment.