Decent Story, bland character.

Rating: 5/10 (16 March 2019)

Captain Marvel (the film) was overall enjoyable, and a must see for completeness of the MCU. It doesn't herrald as a top MCU movie, but it's certainly not the worst. It's a good story with plot twists, humour and good support characters.
What was disappointing was Captain Marvel as a character. All of our MCU heroes so far have had made sacrifices, made tough moral dilemmas, faced their weaknesses and have matured because of it. This character is presented with this depth, she's sold as "practically perfect" from the get go, unphased by anything, no struggle, no sacrifice, no test of morallity, no weakness. Because of that she's not sold as a relatable or believable character.
As sad as it is to say, but it's clear that Marvel/Disney created Captain Marvel because of an agenda, not because they had a great story to tell. The film is built from a 'Women's Power' foundation, and the story made to suit. Rather than being an organic great story with a female lead.