Review of Captain Marvel (2019) by Arkeden — 08 Mar 2019

Went and saw this movie this morning with my two nieces. We left the theater kinda disappointed. It's a movie I think I would have rather waited for until it came out to rent on DVD (for a lot cheaper).

The Good: I really liked the Stan Lee tribute and cameo at the beginning of the movie. The Captain Marvel origin story is pretty good. Some of the acting was good. The special effects were good. The cat was great.

The Bad: The pacing of the movie is off (especially at the beginning). Too much story crammed into only a 2h 4m movie. Tons of expositions. The forced puns and jokes aren't funny (no one in the theater laughed at the obvious attempt). Bre Larsen's acting is mediocre and her range is lack-luster. The writing is kinda sketchy and bad in places (especially on WHY Captain Marvel is so over-powered and nigh God-like). The plot seems oddly familiar -- certain scenes are exceptionally reminiscent of Captain America. Captain Marvel has ZERO weaknesses -- at no point during the film do you feel or sense that Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers is in any danger. The "secrete" end credit clip honestly kind of turned me off from wanting to see Avengers Endgame. The way they portrayed it made it seem like Captain Marvel is completely taking over and will come to the Avenger's rescue and defeat Thanos all by herself.