So in a nutshell, it doesn't totally suck

Rating: 4/10 (24 August 2019)

So in a nutshell, it doesn't totally suck. It's pedestrian & filled to the brim with plot holes - far more than I expected - but it's just another slightly sub-standard comic book hero origin story. Thor was more enjoyable in that regard, as was Captain America, but Captain Marvel has none of the light touches those did. At best, the movie's humor is worked around Cheese by the other characters, as she is remarkably grim and bellicose. Apparently one of the dust-ups had to do with the "offensive for women to smile" stupidity.
Cheese is supposed to be a great actress, but you wouldn't know it from her performance here. However, it's quite possible that her generally wooden delivery is due to the direction & even the character limitations. Her character is literally the Mary Sue* of Mary Sues, and considering that the character is supposed to be suffering from amnesia of some kind, there's absolutely no reason to warm to her.
Samuel L. Jackson turns in a typically over-the-top performance, though without any snakes on his *(&($%&(#$ plane, but the attempt to add a "buddy" movie dimension falls flat. Cheese is simply too unlikable, even after her personality is discovered &c.
The special effects are decent, but there's only so much explosions & plasma bolts that I can stomach.
*"Mary Sue" (from Wiki):A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character. Often, this character is recognized as an author insert or wish fulfillment. They can usually perform better at tasks than should be possible given the amount of training or experience