Superbly done, despite all the haters

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 2019)

I know this flick has stirred up a lot of controversy, and I've noted with disgust attempts by various thin-skinned people to attack the star for everything from her acting to her politics. I just had a discussion on YT with a guy who spooled off a litany of complaints...that were all false, as even a quick viewing shows (I won't go into details). For all the bluster, I don't see this as some sort of feminist, over-the-top anti-male story...unless you think that a woman telling a guy "I have nothing to prove to you" is somehow offensive.
But wow...my ex Air Force (O3) wife & I loved the film, bought it on DVD, and I re-watch scenes occasionally. I found the acting good (the repartee' between Larson & Jackson was especially fun, and Ben Mendelson's Talos had some great lines), the back-story was convincing, and it was a good way to get the character into the MCU in time for Endgame. Jude Law's Yon-Rogg was suitably self-centered and bombastic, and it was nice to see Annette Bening in a SF role. We got to find out some things about the MCU's version of the Avengers' origin, how the Tesseract ended up on Earth, and a variety of other plot elements that have been teased at over the years.
The only real thing I had any heartache with was why Lawson/Mar-Vell's engine was so revolutionary if the Kree already had hyperspace technology. There was no explanation for this, so that part fell a bit flat. The rest was a well paced, entertaining, well acted ride through a pre-Avengers MCU scenario. I recommend it highly, and hope they do a few more movies with CM (not to mention Scarlet Witch, Black Widow, and other strong characters).