Felt like a typical origin story movie, yet still entertaining and held my interest.

Rating: 5/10 (10 March 2019)

I went into this movie expecting it to be one of the worst Marvel movies ever because of all the negative stories and opinions of it before it was released. After having seen it, I am glad my expectations were low because I came out feeling very satisfied with what I watched. While it was nothing close to top tier Marvel quality, it was on the same range as the first Captain America and Thor movies for me because those were certain character's first appearances as well. I thought the action scenes were entertaining, the visual effects were appealing to see, the music was a bit cheesy, and the costumes were cool (especially the neon suit that showed for a moment). A handful of the jokes fell flat because they seemed thrown in at awkward moments and it took a bit of time to get used to Carol's personality, but other than that I thought the acting was very good. I can see why some people would say it's trying to push a feminist driven agenda, but it didn't feel in-your-face to me. The mid-credits scene was very exciting and has bumped my hype level up to the max for Endgame.
Despite the movies' flaws, one of my favorite parts of seeing this film was the family of four with two little girls sitting at the front of the theater I was in. One of the little girls stood up every time there was a fight scene or a flying scene so that she could dance and pretend to fight and fly. She was having an absolute blast and that made me appreciate the movie a bit more.