It was decent; mediocre

Rating: 5/10 (13 March 2019)

I went in with low expectations: Brie Larson touting her virtue signaling by telling white males not to watch it really killed any enthusiasm for me. But a friend got free tickets and invited me so I went. Putting the political crap aside, it was a mediocre, if not decent movie. Nothing really new in the formula. The action was subpar. But it was fun seeing Nick Fury and how he lost his eye. The story is a bit convoluted, with a few inconsistencies with established canon and timelines. First and foremost, the Tesseract being with the aliens even though it was found with Captain America. It wasn't explained how it goes from Fury's desk (end credit scene) to being with Loki and his scepter in Avengers. But again, putting that aside, it was a bit better than I expected. There was a nice twist with the shape shifters actually being the good guys. But damn, Larson has no real facial acting abilities. And it is sad to see that for "strong female characters", they have the same generic cocky attitudes, demeaning any men characters they cross paths with. This one is hard to dismiss the politics and the feminist wave. At least with Wonder Woman, she showed emotions and real struggles of trying to find her way in life and her role in the universe. Here it just seems on the nose and the idea of "oh, strong lady needs nobody, she's a strong bitch". But maybe that's just my white male privelage, and I'm just a troll?
But I digress. I recommend you watch this movie to continue piecing together the puzzle that is the marvel cinematic universe, BUT I would say wait til DVD. You're really not missing much other than how Infinity War end scene ties in with this one. Hope this helps.