Captain Marvel is far from Marvel's best

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2019)

You would think for a film called 'Captain Marvel', it would be filled with the best the Marvel Cinematic Universe has to offer. Unfortunately, it is more of an embodiment of the weakest parts of Marvel's connective universe so far.
While Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, and Goose (the fluffy orange cat) were certainly the standouts of the film, there isn't much else to rave about. Let alone actually remember. The score is as uninspired as it is forgettable, the editing is at-times oddly jarring, the visual-effects are a mixed-bag, and once again, the action sequences often leave much to be desired in terms of emotion and excitement, particularly when they overshadow what little characterisation there really is.
Brie Larson herself, who has proved her talent in the past, seems miscast as the smug and witty titular role. Larson is at a disconnect with most of her comedic lines, which often fall flat due to her ambivalent delivery, especially when compared to her far more natural co-star, Jackson.
'Captain Marvel' falls into many of the same traps the lesser MCU films have in the past, placing more emphasis on its easy humour and standard CGI action rather than any remarkable, well-earned or developed characterisation and story (Which has still been best proved by 2004's 'Spider-Man 2').