10 years too late

Rating: Null/10 (8 March 2019)

Had this movie come out in 2009 close to "Iron Man" or "The incredible Hulk" people would have lauded Marvel Studios' effort to reboot the Marvel Cinematic Universe with another solid adventure/action movie.
Unfortunately, a lot happened in the MCU since then and the release close to the grand finale of "Infinity Endgame" makes this movie stick out in its mediocrity. The story is acceptable but nothing special. The acting is solid for the most part and I don't consider Brie Larson's performance to be "bad". It is obvious that the script made her this stoic almost emotionless warrior on purpose so there was very little for Larson to shine in. The special effects are actually really good. The "de-aging" of Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg is a milestone achievement in special effects but special effects hardly ever carry a movie.
The thing which drags the movie down is the bland story. The villains just are so cookie cutter generic it hurts. That didn't work for "Thor: The Dark World" and it certainly doesn't work here with the added disadvantage that Captain Marvel has no previous plot points or a story arc to work with. Moreover, this version of Captain Marvel is so outragously overpowered that there never is a real sense of urgency which negates the attempts of showing her human side as everything in the movie tells us that she has long transcended her humanity and mophed into this god-like warrior.
The bottom line is that this movie isn't bad by any standard. It's just completely pointless within the framework of the MCU.