Meh.

Rating: 5/10 (10 March 2019)

Captain Marvel was a passable movie for the mcu, but in my opinion not the best one in it's franchise. I have to say the character of Captain Marvel / Carol Danvers herself was kind of disappointing and overall just meh. She felt forced, bland, overpowered for no reason, and never really came across as a compelling or likable character for me. Brie Larson's portrayal of her wasn't that stellar, and I'm not 100% sold or convinced on her in the role. Although in the quieter moments, there was some potential for her to be good. The story was fine, okay humor and okay action, but it could've be improved writing-wise. Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury however stole the show as did the great Ben Mendelssohn's character and the awesome cat/flerken "Goose." The visual effects were impressive (i.e SLJ's de-aging cgi was perfect) and the 90's type soundtrack was amazing (just as in Guardians of the Galaxy 1 and 2). There were also elements of some controversial social politics that were pushed into the movie, which kinda ruined the experience and kept me from being immersed fully into the characters/story. Aside from that, captain marvel was an okay marvel movie but failed to really get me invested in the lead of Carol Danvers. I didn't hate the movie, though i didn't like it that much either. Some parts were good and some were not. Overall, it was cool but rather disappointing.