Not Terrible; But not great either

Rating: 4/10 (13 March 2019)

To be honest I went into this movie with very low expectations based off of reviews I had already seen. I was worried that like many films recently a heavy handed "social justice" platform would be pushed throughout the film. I'm not necessarily against these themes in a film however I think that recently films have over done it and it takes away from both the quality of the film as well as the message it's trying to send. Now for my review:
If you're looking for well done CGI and entertaining fight scenes then Captain Marvel is the movie for you. I thought the visuals for the movie were outstanding and the actions scenes were entertaining. Unfortunately, I thought this was the only part of the film that stood out.
Brie Larson played her character well but I thought that for an actress or her talent the filmmakers could have given her a little more depth. The film gives us her backstory mostly through flashbacks that she has throughout the movie. This was an interesting idea but for me it made me have a hard time connecting to the characters.
One of the things that I generally really like about the Marvel movie franchise is that they blend action with comedy so well. Captain Marvel falls flat in the comedy department. Through the movie the characters repeatedly make jokes that don't connect (the audience in the theatre with me didn't seem to think they were funny either). This is made even worse by the fact that the characters laugh at their own jokes as if to let the audience know we should think it's funny as well. The only I interactions I thought were consistently humorous were that of Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and the cat/space monster.
The plot was your standard intergalactic war plot between two groups. It's not bad but it's nothing special either. There is a pretty good twist near the end but other than that it's pretty average.
Finally, and probably one of my bigger issues with the movie, is that once Captain Marvel completely unlocked her powers near the end of the movie she becomes way overpowered. There is never a sense that there is any real danger that she will be defeated which takes away all of the suspense near the end of the movie.
To sum up Captain Marvel is a great film to put on if you want to have something playing in the background while you are playing on your phone or doing some work. However I wouldn't pay the money for a ticket to the theatre to go see it. I would say it's an average film and a below average installment in the Marvel franchise.