It's a pretty good movie

Rating: 7/10 (27 March 2019)

This seems to be the unpopular opinion but personally I found this movie to be a lot of fun. It's not Marvel's best by any means, but it's also nowhere near their worst.
Positives:
-The comic relief in this movie is hilarious, and is used sparingly but effectively.
-The VFX work used to de-age Samuel L. Jackson is flawless, and you can't even notice it.
-Annette Bening shines as the Supreme Intelligence. She's both unsettling and delightful at the same time, and uses her limited screen time very well.
-Ben Mendelsohn is also fantastic as Talos. I was worried they were going to waste him, but he absolutely steals the show. He gets some of the best laughs in this movie, and the writers did a good job of giving him a good motivation.

The film takes a couple surprising turns, and these are played very naturally into the plot.

-Goose. The. Cat. That's all I'm gonna say.
-Lashana Lynch, Samuel L. Jackson and Jude Law all are excellent as well.

Mixed:
-The character of Carol Danvers is a little rocky at times. It can be a little difficult to get a sense of who she is. This seems to be more of an issue with the direction and the script than anything else, but Brie Larson does an excellent job with what she's been given.
-The first half of the film is a little rocky and disorienting. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but it certainly plays that way. However, it really picks up in the second half. If the entire movie had been that strong, this would easily be in my top 10.

Bad:
-Ronan the Accuser is just sort of... there. There's no real reason for Lee Pace to be reprising the role, but it doesn't really detract from anything so I guess it's nice to see him again?
-The editing, especially in the fight scenes, is unusually bad for a Marvel movie. It's pretty sloppy and this makes it difficult to tell what's happening at times.
-Seeing as this is a prequel of sorts, they do try and fill in a couple blanks, and one of the explanations is really bad. ( Think "Solo").

All in all, this movie ends up being pretty fun, and despite it's flaws, Captain Marvel earns it's place in the MCU.