The hero entitled people have been waiting for. No defining moment, no mastery of self, no learned discipline

Rating: 3/10 (10 March 2019)

I really like the Stan Lee homage at the page flipping intro and the cameo at the train. This movie is, after all, the bearer of his company's name which he had to fight DC years to get. Sadly, it was pretty much downhill from that point on.
The script writing for the kree was just terrible. They sounded like security guards talking to a company tech and then reporting to their old boss, Ronan, who sounded vastly different from Guardians of the Galaxy. The conversations just isn't anything like what we imagine how technologically advanced cultures would converse.
The people writing the Skrulls, however, did good. You can quickly pick up the idea that skrulls copy the entire personality of whoever they clone so it flows naturally with the conversation. The subtle humor in their interactions with Fury is funny, especially the skrull shaking his head at Fury like he was saying "No, no, you are not fine"
Danver's delivery of lines in conversations were strange for the most part. Lines that were supposed to be said with emphasis on certain words were bereft of emotions. Like she's been shooting the same scene for the hunderedth time and the director gave up and said, "that's fine, we'll just get the cut that looks best". It could also be the director, could be the writer. Only they would really know.
Larson's character acted bizzarre in a lot of scenes. Her facial expressions at the train searching for the skrull looked more like overwhelming disgust from wearing her ill fitting Green Lantern inspired costume than mindful search. The fight scenes where her face can be seen were lethargic at best and only improves when shot from afar when the stunt double takes over. You can clearly see the physical difference as the thighs were more robust with the double. Whatever physical preparations the production did to get Larson in shape was not enough to make the strong hero vibe come across the screen. Gal Gadot, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Rosa Salazar, Kate Beckinsale, Gina Carano, Angelina Jolie, Chloe Grace Moretz and many more before Larson - all brought their A-game into the action scenes which made for spectacular fights scenes.
The final face-off with Yon-Rogg was very anti-climactic (a misnomer since there really was no climax), blasting him instead of hand to hand combat. I imagine the directors wanted to do the fight scene but found it impossible to make it look good in the bright outdoor lighting and Larson's seemingly lack of athleticism.
The film was also bogged down by unnecessary fluff that were totally unneeded to drive the plot. The absence of a story arc is the biggest flaw. In most great movies, there is an arc where the main character starts as an ordinary individual, realizes potential thru a usually tragic event and decides to become a better person or pursue a goal, defying almost impossible odds. Stumbles periodically but with discipline and practice, learns to overcome obstacles. Final showdown then the protagonist comes out a much improved person at the end.
That did not happen here. There is no arc, just a straight line. From Carol Danvers, the hero who cannot fly, she gets sucked out the blasted hull of a damaged ship, falls thru the sky then suddenly her eyes flash and then becomes the inexplicably overpowered superhero she has always been at the start of the movie.
No defining moment, no mastery of self, no learned discipline. A total mary sue, entitled to immunity from consequences of natural cause and effect