The MCU's Trend Breaker

Rating: 5/10 (13 March 2019)

Captain Marvel is down there with the Marvel Cinematic Universes' lesser films, Like Iron Man 2 and Thor the Dark World. Which is a real shame since even when Marvel stumbles they always seem to find their footing again, but after seeing this movie, the future of this franchise seems grim.
From the first frame it became apparently clear that this movie's pacing and overall direction would be lacking. Captain Marvel is a film that goes from scene to scene with clumsy editing and headache inducing continuity errors, and the lack of consistency between quick edits plagues the entire movie. This is probably the worst directed film in the franchise, most of the films by the MCU usually have the unique voice of their directors behind them, but Captain Marvel felt like a B-movie with a Hollywood budget. You could have told me an AI had directed this movie, and I wouldn't have questioned it.
If the mediocre filmmaking wasn't bland enough, Brie Larson, our lead actress was even more bland. I'm not entirely unconvinced that the usually talented Larson couldn't make this role work, but the material she was presented with was not in her hitting field. Her comedic timing was weak and the only tone of voice she seemed to know was either monotone, or slightly more concerned montone. They should have played more to Larson's strengths as an actress if they insisted she should play this role, or just pick a different actress.
But the worst part of this movie is what this movie implies for the future of this franchise. Without spoiling, they imply the Carol Danvers will now bullhead the films going forward. Which they should not do, she is the most boring protagonist this franchise has introduced so far. If Carol was supposed to be just another side hero, like Ant-Man, Falcon or Scarlet Witch, then that would have been more forgiving, but as it stands they seem to want her to be the new face of the MCU, and if this movie is any indication, that's not good.
Going forward, I hope this isn't the death rattle for the MCU, since they had been on a role with movies like Spiderman Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Thor Ragnarok, Black Panther, and the excellent Infinity War. We can only home that Marvel can fix this misstep like they have done in the past.