Flat acting by the titular star and off-screen comments kill this film.

Rating: 2/10 (9 March 2019)

The good - Samuel L. Jackson delivers another solid performance, which is unsurprising. Also, kudos to the studio for de-aging Jackson so seamlessly that I quickly forgot that he is a 50-something man. This technology is truly a testament to the leaps CGI has made in the last decade. The praise ends here.
Fight scenes were meh, Larson's acting was flat and uninspired (perhaps the script writers are partially to blame). The plot and resolution were bland and entirely predictable as to leave me looking at my watch several times in the theater. Overall, the movie is completely forgettable because there are no surprises or twists, or even any enjoyably predictable events. It is utterly uninspiring (apart from Jackson's acting chops and the related CGI). The film does not create the kind of buzz or enjoyment we saw in many of the MCU films, and even DC ones like Wonder Woman.
Larson's off-screen comments also diminish the experience of seeing the film. I, and many others like me, fall into the demographic that she insults (40's, white, male). I grew up spending my money on comic books and enjoyed transporting myself away from the real world into a fantasy one that made the unattainable suddenly seem possible - and enjoyable. To have the lead actor tell us that this film doesn't care what we think about it is condescending, racist, agist, sexist and, most importantly, bad for the studio's bottom-line. If this trend continues in the MCU, I fear a solid franchise may be rotting from the inside and going the way of the Star Wars universe. Wait for this one on Netflix.