The Endgame aperitif.

Rating: 5/10 (2 June 2019)

Captain Marvel... it's mostly cool.
Let's talk about Jackson and Coulson's de-aging in this movie. It is one of the best, if the best de-aging FX ever in a feature film. It's so seamless that I felt that the actors are actually playing in a 90's movie! (It seems that it's the year of de-aging, with The Irishman and Gemini Man in horizon.) But for the rest, the VFX in this movie are good, not exceptional. Cinematography shines a little bit.
It's always nice to see Jackson playing, and Captain Marvel is no exception. Plus, we have a satisfying chemistry between Larson and Jackson (and Goose). The rest of the cast is okay. The Skrulls are portrayed not in a way that I expected. It doesn't bother me at all, but I wanted that they were gone with a more grounded presentation.
The original score by Pinar Toprak, the composer of Fortnite, the all-time classic video-game (hahaha) is pretty cool. Her approach of the superheroic genre is, I've got to say, basic and Superman-ish at little moments, but she adds some light electronic rhythms to improve the music, and it's good to ear that.
Brie Larson... she's a bit fun at moments, but the character persona is sometimes a little bit too pretentious. Yes, she got super/mega/hyper powers and all, but Vers got conflicts with herself, she has to be a little bit more destabilized than that. Also, the villain is no surprise, you'll see it coming pretty early... and it's not that interesting.
The story, despite is not catastrophic, isn't the best thing around. There were segments in the scenario which deserves to deep more in characters, especially Captain Marvel. The group of writers tried something with her, but it's not sufficient. We understand her motivations, but it feels not that impactful. The 3rd act is satisfying in general, though, despite the fact it is formulaic.
And directing is flat. Any risks taken. The directors were on autopilot. There's just one cool pivoting camera movement in the train sequence. That's all.
Captain Marvel is a good popcorn movie, has it's moments but it doesn't escape the Marvel-way of doing films.