It's fine

Rating: 6/10 (10 March 2019)

Let's start off by saying that I went into this movie with the lowest of the low expectations. I was fully aware of all the controversy and I absolutely can't stand it when politics interfere way too much with film. I sat down with two of my best friends in a pretty packed theatre aaand...it's honestly fine. Just fine. All three of us had to agree that it was way better than we thought and we can't hate a movie for reasons that actually have nothing to do with the movie itself right?
Let's start with the positives: Brie Larson is fine, she's not great, nor is she terrible, she's just fine as Captain Marvel. Nick Fury is very entertaining and definitely a fun presence. The acting is good, the comedy often works, although it often doesn't and some characters are really weak and feel very forced. It's hard to talk about the villains in the movie without reaching spoilers, but I can say that the Skrulls' story was a lot deeper than I had expected and that was really nice to see. The visual effects are pretty much perfect, excpet maybe for a couple of scenes and the pacing overall is decent.
Okay now the bad stuff: Let's kick this off by saying what exactly everyone is saying: this movie isn't special. It pretty much is as ordinary as you can get and if this movie indeed is supposed to be the feminist masterpiece so many people want...sorry but it really doesn't set a good example. Captain Marvel herself is also not really that compelling, yes she does get some emotional scenes, but apart from that she litteraly is on top of things from start to finish, which doesn't automatically mean she's a good character. The final showdown starts off promising but it ends very lame and some things are just waaay to predicatble. The little callbacks are fun at times, but sometimes also a little bit too much and last but not least, the mid-credits scene was actually pretty lame ( I never thought I'd say that).
Guys in the end, Captain Marvel is a perfectly watchable movie. It's lightyears away from the hit that was Infinity War, but it's also not on the same lows as The Incredible Hulk and Thor. It's not very memorable and you will probably forget about it, but it's entertaining enough for you to have a good time.
I give it a 6.5/10