Yeah!! Definitely a nice surprise !!

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2019)

To be honest I don't think I watch a trailer for this film before seeing it, which is rare. Most films that you want to see is because you saw a trailer for it but this one I took a chance and just watch it without any preconceived notions. However I'll be fully honest I have become more and more disinterested with the MCU or comic book films in general over the past couple of years, comic book film fatigue/over saturation has taken its toll on me. So with that In mind I was pleasantly surprised by this film, overall it was a really entertaining watch from start to finish and gave us something fresh in the MCU.
There are many positives to the film firstly the directing is strong throughout and definitely has its own style whilst still feeling like a film within the MCU. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have done a good job with this film. Not much else to say because there was nothing mind blowing from a directing standpoint but very solid throughout.
The cast is probably the strongest part of the film and the performances that are given throughout. Firstly Brie Larson as Carol Danvers..............yeah she is good. Does a good job handling the varied situations that the character faces and twists and turns that present themselves as the film goes along. Even though when you meet the character she is far removed from Earth you immediately gravitated to her because of her charm/personality its weirdly infections. Eventually when the film moves onto activity on Earth thats when Larson really settles down into the role and makes it her own, along side one of the all time greats.
That all time great I'm referencing is obviously Samuel L. Jackson who is terrible.........................nah of course he is great in the film, showing us a new angle to the character of Nick Fury. The man is a legend and can do no wrong.
Other mentions should definitely be Jude Law and Ben Mendelsohn who are both great is there respective roles. Its nice actually how they are presented in the film at first is turned 180 degrees the other way in the end. Even though I must say that I saw it a mile off............its was still a nice twist that worked well with the story and the character of Carol Danvers and how she becomes Captain Marvel.
(Also Goose, such a cute "cat" that was involved in some of the highlights of the film).
Last positive has to be the special effects in the film, the action scenes are incredibly shot and have some great effects in them. I suppose the best effects have to be with the "de-ageing" of Samuel L. Jackson, which are superb throughout. You know when a special effect has done its job when you completely forget about it once you've seen it once. As soon as your introduced to Nick Fury the first time, its a pleasant shock but after that I forgot about it. Shows how seamless and fantastic the effects were.
Overall this film is 75% out of 100 or 7.5 out of 10 it surprised the hell out of me and I really enjoyed it even though I wasn't bothered about seeing it before hand. Also the fact that I'm not a MCU fan or even a comic book film fan anymore it was a fun ride. A really pleasant watch from start to finish with some great acting, interesting story and some fantastic special effects.........what could you want more in a MCU film??
(Quick side note another positive I've remembered is the fact that there is not that much of the dreaded MCU humour in this film. There is some humour here and there but its not overused, some of it even made me laugh and I cant remember the last time I actually laughed with a MCU film instead of laughing at a MCU film).