Somewhat anticlimactic, but still a great movie!

Rating: 8/10 (21 March 2019)

As most people who watched the trailers, I was afraid Brie Larson would be a bad match for the role of Captain Marvel. I was, however, pleasantly surprised when I actually saw the movie as the trailers did not do her performance justice.
There were some things I didn't like about the movie. One thing would be the way Nick Fury lost his eye. By the way he said, and I'm paraphrasing here, "The last time I trusted someone, I lost an eye.", I thought there would be something more dramatic than what it actually was.
Another thing was Coulson's part in the movie, I felt as though they just put him in there for the audience to say "Hey, that's Coulson!". He didn't really have a purpose in the movie, except for giving the audience a taste of the beginning of Fury's and Coulson's friendship.
Yet another thing that I didn't quite like was how the "Starforce" were so disconnected, we hardly got to know anyone in the team, with the exception of Yon-Rogg. So the whole revelation was pretty anticlimactic. There was no "Oh my god, after all they've been through..." etc. It was more like "-null-".
Other than that, I loved the visual effects, even though they were a bit off at certain points. The relationship between Carol and Maria was great. Lashana Lynch's acting was perfect. Ben Mendelsohn was great. Samuel L. Jackson was great. Brie Larson was great as well, but I do have to admit that she sometimes felt a bit too cocky, like, over-the-top cocky.
I would rate this at 7.5 if I could, but I'll just round it up to 8. Go see it if you want a tease to Endgame. This is also a great movie to start with if you're planning on rewatching the entire MCU.