Ok movie, she's just missing that "it factor" that makes so many of our heroes lovable

Rating: 4/10 (14 April 2019)

I will preface this with that I didn't hate the movie. SLJ's performance is probably what carried this movie for me. Ben Mendelsohn and Jude Law did relatively "ok" in their roles, but I wasn't very impressed to be honest. The storyline was ok. I did love all of the 90s jokes and references.
My biggest beef with this movie is Captain Marvel herself. It's nothing at all with her being a female superhero. I think that's great. I love a lot of our current female heroes in cinema like Black Widow, Gamora, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Woman, etc. And I think Brie Larson is an excellent actress in general. However, her role did not do it for me. It was lacking character, and it was missing that "it factor" that we love about so many of our other heroes.
First, I love Marvel and most things they have been doing in cinema for superheroes. However, this particular character seemed too forced. One thing I have enjoyed about the Marvel films, is the way they typically integrate a character into their franchise. It usually happens organically. This was not the case in my opinion.
Second: For as much power as they gave her, and how much they have banking on her future in this franchise, I think they should have gave her more personality. Because if she is the future of Marvel and the Avengers (aka 7 movie deal), this fan of the franchise is not very excited. I honestly did not love her character. Her personality seemed dull, and just not lovable like the other characters. As said earlier, Brie Larson is an excellent actress, and I don't blame her. The writing was the issue. They were too busy trying bridge a gap for the next step in the films, that they lost that magic of being able to write an excellent protagonist. Unfortunately, her role was carried by the supporting cast.
Last of all, I typically leave the theaters after a Marvel film with a sense of excitement, looking for to seeing the character's next appearance in another movie. I instead left with a sense of dread. I've heard it said that her role is supposed to be the next Robert Downey Jr for the franchise. If this is so, they better do something different with her character. Otherwise things are going to get rough for Marvel's future in film. Will they still have fans? Of course. But will they lose quite a few due to boredom? I believe so