Felt shallow.

Rating: 5/10 (9 March 2019)

This is the first Marvel movie, I think, to have left me with distaste in my mouth. It's not a bad movie, but it isn't particularly good either.
I'll start by saying that the visual effects are pretty good, tho they over-used them a bit in the first 15 minutes. The music is pretty decent too, tho the songs feel a bit on the nose. The movie looks good too and the action is easy enough to follow.
With that out of the way, let's cover the issues I had, starting with the biggest issue, Carol Danvers. Marvel has been known for having really good, charismatic heroes. Well Captain Marvel feels shallow and unsatisfying because you don't feel like you get to know the heroine. No motivation, no clear understanding of her backstory; just a shallow role model that feels like it's moving a feminist agenda.
Not only is the protagonist disappointing, the supporting cast leaves a lot to be desired. Nick Fury is back, but he doesn't feel quite right. He's been turned into a comic relief character, which seemed really out of place continuity-wise. A couple of other MCU characters return but they don't do much, and the villain felt completely disposable. There have been other flat Marvel villains but at least the protagonist ends up carrying the movie. Carol didn't do that for me.
As a stand alone movie, it feels void of purpose, but it retcons a lot of the MCU's lore in the process, which annoyed me as a long coming fan. One of the weekest entries in the MCU so far.