that was way better than I expected.

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2019)

Wow. I am so surprised. Captain Marvel is a complete contrast to every single review I read before going and watching it. While it is flawed (in some parts badly) it is nothing compared to the negative f.ckathon of reviews on the internet- I'm telling you: it's not that bad.
From reading those I went into this with incredibly low expectations. I was expecting Larson to be basically an emotionless brick wall for the entirety of her solo film, and while she didn't exactly have the most character, neither did Doctor Strange in his solo film, neither did Black Panther (*Oscar nominee*).
I need to get one thing out of the way: the twist converting the Skrulls from the basic comic book movie villains into empathisable victims blew my mind- this is a gamble for Marvel, their well-known cosmic Orcs are now the good guys? That was singlehandedly the best decision by any member of the production. Yes I had a feeling Jude Law was going to end up being a villain; but not like that. I must say Talos (Ben Mendhelson's Skrull) is a little goofy at times, but come on, it's a Marvel movie: it works. Yes, I was disappointed by how they handled Nick Fury losing his eye (they could have easily made Skrull Coulson get it out in the car chase at the beginning I mean how good would that be?) but look it doesn't particularly bother me. Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau was hands down the best character in the whole thing, and it was refreshing to see a woman actually doing all the bashing around, not just karate but actually shooting lasers from her hands like other tent pole characters.
The first part in space isn't actually that boring: I was expecting sorta Man of Steel prologue crap again but it's literally just space Lord of the Rings. When we get to earth it's even better.
Captain Marvel is worth watching- this one's better than half of the other Marvel films (yes 50% snap) and is a solid beginning for a new, female led (but not over-the-top feminism) franchise carried by an actress finding her feet in a new genre.

Space Lord of the Rings