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ZilinaMar 13, 2019

Mediocre at best, Brie omnipotent, out of my way moon attitude and mostly no emotions as Loken in T3, no buttocks, no romance – probably 10% orientation in next sequel reveal, Samuel mostly robin shut up type companion, alien cat - really.Mediocre at best, Brie omnipotent, out of my way moon attitude and mostly no emotions as Loken in T3, no buttocks, no romance – probably 10% orientation in next sequel reveal, Samuel mostly robin shut up type companion, alien cat - really. I’m really worried about end game.… Expand

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WebMikeMar 17, 2019

An entertaining movie that does achieve lift-off, too bad its as aerodynamic as a plank of wood. Also raises continuity issues for the MCU. 4/10 for the adequate, but underwhelming Captain Marvel.

Great performances by Ben Mendelsohn andAn entertaining movie that does achieve lift-off, too bad its as aerodynamic as a plank of wood. Also raises continuity issues for the MCU. 4/10 for the adequate, but underwhelming Captain Marvel.

Great performances by Ben Mendelsohn and Samuel L Jackson carried this movie. Brie Larson's Carol Danvers has some compelling and likable moments in the first act, but her performance takes a nosedive in acts 2 & 3. To be fair, I think having amnesia hamstrung what she could do. Great makeup for the skrulls (Talos in particular); it's all practical, lifellike, and akin to the comics. However, they use them to make a political statement that takes me out of the movie when there were very touching moments to it. On top of all of that, we have an invincible bore in the form of Captain Marvel when the third act comes around.

To be fair, I feel there were too many cooks in the kitchen behind the scenes in terms of directors and screenwriters taking this movie in different directions, and it did no service to Brie Larson. This does give me hope for her performance in Endgame, as the Russo Brothers have proven themselves time and time again.… Expand

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ChemNerdMar 17, 2019

This movie was very "meh" overall. There is little to like here, and there is only a handful of things to dislike. The one huge complaint I have is the very awkward pacing of the entire movie. Before you know it the first hour (of a two hourThis movie was very "meh" overall. There is little to like here, and there is only a handful of things to dislike. The one huge complaint I have is the very awkward pacing of the entire movie. Before you know it the first hour (of a two hour movie) is over and nearly nothing of great substance has occurred. The last 40 minutes of the movie is where all the story is contained. The story itself is moderately interesting, with an unexpected twist throw-in (especially if you have read the comics). However, for the most part, the story is uninspired and leaves much to be desired. For a story that was supposed to expose mass audiences to Captain Marvel for the first time, the movie spent a surprisingly little amount of time on developing Brie Larson's titular character. Moments that I felt should have held more weight felt light and delivered very little.

For the positives, some of the action scenes were very entertaining (however, the finale was plagued with a very off and unneeded song choice). Captain Marvel's powers are interesting and I can not wait for them to be further developed in future installments to see her full extent. Overall the movie suffered from poor direction and writing, but was saved in some parts through the expert talents of Samuel Jackson and some of Brie Larson's scenes really showed the potential of a really great character. However, the writing for her character was so bland and boring that Brie could only do so much with the material. A decent contribution to the MCU but not a memorable one.… Expand

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DennyNRMar 18, 2019

I remember Goose than Captain Marvel itself. Worst secret weapon to kill Thanos!

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CanadianMikeTVMar 21, 2019

I found that the movie was like Batman vs Superman, in the sense it took too long to get to the action and by the time it did I was bored and out of popcorn. The main character was kind of boring, she could have showed more emotions. When weI found that the movie was like Batman vs Superman, in the sense it took too long to get to the action and by the time it did I was bored and out of popcorn. The main character was kind of boring, she could have showed more emotions. When we got to the action it was pretty usual for Marvel, captivating but not enough for me to go see it twice.… Expand

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TVJerryMar 14, 2019

Brie Larson dons superhero duds for this latest entry into the Marvel Universe, where she's pitted against alien races in a battle for the galaxy (nothing new here). It's more-or-less her origin story, but takes too long to develop what isBrie Larson dons superhero duds for this latest entry into the Marvel Universe, where she's pitted against alien races in a battle for the galaxy (nothing new here). It's more-or-less her origin story, but takes too long to develop what is essentially a set-up for the next one. Some of the visual efx are cool, but many of the action sequences are plagued by that modern preference for blurry shooting and chaotic editing. On the other hand, there are entirely too many slow, dramatic scenes, which really drag things down. Also in the story is the look at the early career of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) before he developed into the man with the eye patch.… Expand

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HighwayUKMar 17, 2019

The most generic and poorest Marvel movie so far, not even the special fx can save this badly scripted incoherant jumbled mess, with it's stonefaced lead that can't act or portray the male super-hero that has been gender swapped for the SJW audience.

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BigDegs29Mar 12, 2019

It's an average Marvel movie. If you like Marvel movies, you'll like this. If not, then not.

Brie Larson does fine as Captain Marvel. The story is fine, the dialogue is fine, the acting is fine, the humor is fine, the directing is fineIt's an average Marvel movie. If you like Marvel movies, you'll like this. If not, then not.

Brie Larson does fine as Captain Marvel. The story is fine, the dialogue is fine, the acting is fine, the humor is fine, the directing is fine (at best). Nothing exceptional in this movie at all, but nothing disastrous as well. Was hoping for a little more, though.… Expand

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Sasha_keraMar 10, 2019

Demanding to dismiss the actor corrupting the Marvel universe. The film is the worst of the series, overextended, incomprehensible ending! Film 7/10

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dark04262Mar 14, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. [MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS]

Captain Marvel isn't that good in this movie because it was a RUSHED character in order to have a way to beat Thanos down with the six jewels. Also her powers is completely asspulled. Legit that one gem will give her more power than Thanos that wields all 6 gems? **** that. Absurd and dishonest. The plot in the start wasn't that great either. They tried to compress a gigantic universe of two other races into a 2-hour long movie while also developing Captain Marvel as a character and Nick Fury's eye loss, not to forget that we also have random flashbacks in order to explain Carol Danvers' past.

In the middle of the movie the plot gets absurdly shifted with the sudden appearance of Ronan in the movie that reminds us that the Kree is the evil race from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 (Who the **** didn't remember that? I did. I thought Captain Marvel would be an Anti-Hero type of character. Guess I was wrong.).

It had a lot to offer, but was poorly offered. This was a script long enough for two or three movies but they insisted in making it into only one.

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ranjan04rajeevMar 13, 2019

Movie is as average as it could be, trying hard to become a replica of captain America, with female hero, with super human ability. when you become superman it becomes boring, it is inevitable. unless you have a genuinely good script andMovie is as average as it could be, trying hard to become a replica of captain America, with female hero, with super human ability. when you become superman it becomes boring, it is inevitable. unless you have a genuinely good script and director. there is nothing genuine or real or original about story, just bunch of cliches, with bunch of self referential jokes.… Expand

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goodfellas100Mar 13, 2019

Not worth paying to watch at the cinema. I have an Odeon Limiltless card so I'll watch more or less anything. When I saw the poor User scores I didn't believe it would be that bad. It is. For the first three quarters of the film, nothingNot worth paying to watch at the cinema. I have an Odeon Limiltless card so I'll watch more or less anything. When I saw the poor User scores I didn't believe it would be that bad. It is. For the first three quarters of the film, nothing happens. It picks up slightly at the end but not worth the uncomfortable shifting in your chair, waiting for this average film to end. We've been spoilt with so many excellent superhero films over the last few years. This just doesn't compare. I will say however that the de-aging of Samuel Jackson is very impressive and I predict that the next thing we'll see is classic film characters such as Travis Bickle, Darth Vadar or even Marilyn Monroes appearing in new films. Will we see an end to real humans actors eventually? I hope not.… Expand

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RaduAMar 9, 2019

65/100 Disappointed. Some choices were lazy, they could have done more, but they did not ... that's it. Too much feminist scenes, I was annoyed. The action scenes are kind of meh, the CGI is ok ,the story too. It's not the worst movie in the65/100 Disappointed. Some choices were lazy, they could have done more, but they did not ... that's it. Too much feminist scenes, I was annoyed. The action scenes are kind of meh, the CGI is ok ,the story too. It's not the worst movie in the MCU but not the best ... it's somewhere in the middle with - .… Expand

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rswitzMar 9, 2019

While Larson's character can be bland at times, not to mention the sometimes rushed pacing and shoehorned social commentary, the stellar visual effects and Jackson's charisma make "Captain Marvel" a decent, albeit somewhat disjointed origin story.

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JDX_AwesomeMar 18, 2019

Meh. I liked it more than ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, but that’s not saying much. There are some legitimately good scenes, a few performances were pretty good (Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, and that’s it), and some of the actionMeh. I liked it more than ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, but that’s not saying much. There are some legitimately good scenes, a few performances were pretty good (Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, and that’s it), and some of the action was good. The character of Captain Marvel is bad, she changes in no way. Brie Larson did a bad job, which is unexpected. She’s a great actress (see 2015’s ‘Room’), but it seemed like she didn’t care about this movie. Every one of her lines made me cringe between the mediocre writing and the terrible delivery. The plot is predictable, and music choices are really on-the-nose, most of the CGI is meh. The face work on Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg is amazing mostly. This movie is a tonal mess. The comedy is mostly hit or miss, and mostly misses for me, but I did get a few smiles out of it. It’s not a great solo movie, and it’s not a great way to introduce the character of Captain Marvel. There’s nothing that see does that shows me she can kill Thanos. It didn’t convince me that she’s any stronger any other Marvel character. In my opinion, this movie did not succeed in what it wanted to achieve, but it’s watchable, and enjoyable, and it wasn’t a negative experience, but I wasn’t blown away or anything.… Expand

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clutch_cobraMar 9, 2019

I thought it was just fine. // At its best, the likeable characters are thrust through great action sci-fi, whilst helping establish where Captain Marvel comes from, and what values she stands for. // At its worst, it thrusts labouringI thought it was just fine. // At its best, the likeable characters are thrust through great action sci-fi, whilst helping establish where Captain Marvel comes from, and what values she stands for. // At its worst, it thrusts labouring exposition in your face, and on-the-nose, corny attempts at empowerment. I believe that the true frustration for Captain Marvel actually stems from our current "epidemic of passable movies", to quote Nerdwriter. Because ultimately, there is not much new to be seen. And at this point in the MCU, we expect Marvel to know what its doing, especially with such an important origin story.… Expand

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DaggerrimMar 15, 2019

It's not a bad movie but it could have been so much better than it actually is.

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Ryanm42Mar 8, 2019

This movie could have been so much better than it was. It could have been so much funnier, so much deeper, so much more meaningful. The ONLY good part was the mid-credits scene. I think Brie Larsen was fine, but the WRITING WAS SO POOR.This movie could have been so much better than it was. It could have been so much funnier, so much deeper, so much more meaningful. The ONLY good part was the mid-credits scene. I think Brie Larsen was fine, but the WRITING WAS SO POOR. There are all the necessary ingredients to this being a smash hit: plot twists, the shapeshifting aliens, Samuel L Jackson, Danvers' memory loss, I could go on. But the writing was just garbage. Ruined the film… Expand

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DracoSafariusMar 8, 2019

Bad bait for Endgame, awful retcons and background information that was better left ambiguous, and completely HORRIBLE treatment for some characters and their story.

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IRON_MANMar 9, 2019

R.I.P MCU
2008 - 2019
Iron Man we'll miss you I did not like the movie at all its boring and the action is not that amazing, just shooting lasers, flying shooting laser etc. I also don't understand why many people is giving 0, no movieR.I.P MCU
2008 - 2019
Iron Man we'll miss you
I did not like the movie at all its boring and the action is not that amazing, just shooting lasers, flying shooting laser etc. I also don't understand why many people is giving 0, no movie deserves a 0 maybe 1 but 0? Come on guys be more fair with your critics giving 0 is not accurate, I'm not defending Captain Marvel either, I don't know what Kevin Faige was thinking. Now EndGame and the 10 years of the MCU seem to be trashed. Where was Captain Marvel during the 10 years? You don't just introduce a new character and portray it as the Strongest Avenger bla bla bla. The way Nick Fury lost his eye is so stupid then he acts like nothing happened like if losing an eye now days is normal, Chesse … Expand

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TheRaggedFlygonApr 1, 2019

Captain Marvel is an okay movie. It fails to add anything to the MCU and given the massive amount of hype leading up to this film, the word that best describes it is disappointing. Brie Larson fails to give an enticing performance (albeit theCaptain Marvel is an okay movie. It fails to add anything to the MCU and given the massive amount of hype leading up to this film, the word that best describes it is disappointing. Brie Larson fails to give an enticing performance (albeit the writing does her few favors) and the character of Carol Danvers is unrelatable. Danvers experiences no real conflict or challenge throughout the film. She is just as much, if not more, of a "Mary Sue" as Rey is in the Star Wars Sequel trilogy. Furthermore this film feels like it should have been the second or third film in the Captain Marvel storyline, yet Marvel chooses to rush it out in time for Infinity War. Not to mention that Marvel completely wastes the Secret Invasion storyline.

The movie is not without some good points (however sparse). Jackson and Mendelsohn's performances are noteworthy, though not revolutionary. The buddy cop dynamic is somewhat satisfying, yet still disappointing.

In addition, this movie has no subtlety. Guardians of the Galaxy's 70s soundtrack was explained and made sense in the storyline. This film just throws in 90s songs to remind you that the film takes place in 1995. Furthermore, while this film should not be directly compared to Wonder Woman, comparisons will obviously be drawn since they are the first films in their respective franchises to star women. While Patty Jenkins had Wonder Woman tackle gender stereotypes and injustices in subtle, clever ways, Captain Marvel does it too loudly in ways that feel shoehorned in.

Overall, Captain Marvel has some exciting plot pieces, but its protagonist lacks any form of emotion or relatability. Overall, for the first time, I have my doubts about the future of the MCU after endgame if Captain Marvel is still to become a leader in the franchise.… Expand

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JKoBnZMar 8, 2019

Dull story, but felt like a poor version of Guardians of the Galaxy. Slow pace, strange story and maybe the worst villain of any of the marvel movies.

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OdintheyetiMar 8, 2019

Went in with an open mind, wasn’t all that impressed. Seemed like that there were a lot of try hard moments that just didn’t work and bits added in to serve the fandom that honestly annoyed me more than pleased me. The cat and Sam L. JacksonWent in with an open mind, wasn’t all that impressed. Seemed like that there were a lot of try hard moments that just didn’t work and bits added in to serve the fandom that honestly annoyed me more than pleased me. The cat and Sam L. Jackson were both good and the twist was interesting. A second viewing might be needed for any missed fanservice but definitely won’t be paying cinema prices to do that, will wait until it’s released on tv or something. Overall, if you want to keep updated in the MCU in the run up to Endgame it may be worth seeing but I won’t be recommending it to anyone.… Expand

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zorak_Mar 8, 2019

The movie is far from either a 0 or 10.
Brie Larson is bland some times, but it isn't as bad as in the trailers.
Samuel L. Jackson is very charismatic, like in every buddy cop style movie he is in. The villains are kinda cool. The CGI is meh,The movie is far from either a 0 or 10.
Brie Larson is bland some times, but it isn't as bad as in the trailers.
Samuel L. Jackson is very charismatic, like in every buddy cop style movie he is in.
The villains are kinda cool.
The CGI is meh, but the de-aging is very nice.
There are better "girl power" movies out there.
In my opinion, you will not miss much if you skip it. There is nothing spectacular, refreshing or too deep in it. I think it might even be boring for some people.
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apt00100100Mar 8, 2019

Slightly above average film with plenty of laughs (assuming you don't have a stick up your bum). Leave your brain at home though, you won't need it to see through most of the plot points.

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neutralentropyMar 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This being the next instalment of the MCU juggernaut and nestling between the cheeks of probably my most anticipated movies of the last 5 years infinity war and endgame and considering the post credit scene from infinity war, there was absolutely no way I would miss out on this movie, bad marketing or no bad marketing.

Having said that, this was another franchise like guardians and black panther that I had absolutely no familiarity with. So guardians I openly derided the concept of a talking racoon and tree bloke. Guardians ended up winning me over with one trailer and becoming my top 3 MCU films after seeing it. Black panther turned out to be a solid, almost sci fi concept with one of the best villains from the franchise just because killmonger’s motivations were so woven into the premise and made sense in todays society. In other words guardians propped up by some top character interactions, settings, dialogue and character arcs and BP propped up with one of the MCU’s best villains tied to a solid concept. In both of those cases I ended up being turned around from either a position of not caring or a position of being biast toward hating to loving those films. Therefore over the past few months I was looking at captain marvel with the same eye, would this be the next marvel franchise to win me over? Not really. There were a few bits including the buzzword "be the best 'you' you can be" right at the start and some silliness throughout. it was saved in places by sam jackson and some connective tissue to the rest of the mcu. it had a post credit scene that made me slightly less excited if that is possible for endgame. This film mostly ambles along for most of it. Danvers life is presented in some disconnected flashbacks of photos and stuff. The main thing though is Brie Larson is just not one of those inspired pieces of casting like RDJ as iron man or Ryan Reynolds as deadpool. Its because Captain marvel doesn’t have quantifiable character traits to say Brie acted said traits well enough or memorably enough to point to a good performance. Captain marvel is basically on screen for some time and that is about it. Its not a memorable character its not a particularly memorable movie. The story overall is ok. I was interested to see Nick fury’s kind of origin movie and to be fair I got that which is where my positive points come from. Cat was good. Nirvana in the soundtrack was good. Like 2 jokes in it.

The parts I liked were that this set up the kree special forces with one familiar face Djimon Hounsou and ronan the accuser. So the skrull were set up to be the antagonists for this film yet we recognise the accusers and the motley character as an antagonist from guardians which leaves us wondering how they’re the good guys in CM. The trailers presented an actually quite boring premise of the skrulls being injected into society. CM actually flips this on its head halfway through where the kree are setting CM up. The Skrull are in fact the good guys. Which again I rate as some of the positive points. All this to say though we end up with ronan the accuser and jude law as bad guys.

So here we are at the end of the whole set up. Brie gets the ultimate powers of CM and starts to kick ass. Captain marvel shows that she can basically do anything takes out all sorts of nukes from the dark aster looking ships etc etc. but wait what is this CM suddenly stops. Why is this? Kryptonite? Conciensce? Any of the morality touted by the characters? No she stops because in their infinite wisdom, they CAN’T kill ronan, we know he dies in guardians, we know he survives over a kree empire that is down on its luck not in a prequel 90’s movie so CM just has to stop and throw out a BS line and let him go. Whats more any sequel is very likely to be set where CM liberates the Kree homeworld from the AI and Ronan (plus plot armour) must survive. In other words the much touted most powerful character in the MCU is defeated by shonky prequel plotting and basically robbing any sense of urgency or stakes from the story. Any sort of significance or coolness from her powers. Why does she not kill Jude law ‘I don’t have anything to prove to you’. I suppose those 5 minutes that would have been a fight scene are rewarded back to us for sitting through the film. yeah when all’s said and done cpt marvel was like at best a 6/10 film. The critics have said their piece and agreed with that, the audience seems to be saying their piece and agreeing with that. I honestly can’t believe people are dying on the hill for this movie based on hype marketing, ripping down review sites defending it. At the end of the day we’re not talking about like 12 years a slave or even another black panther.… Expand

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Capt_Reynolds87Mar 8, 2019

Without going too in depth of the movie I'm gonna just say that Brie is not Captain Marvel in the sense that RDJr is Ironman or Chris Evans is Cap. Brie just had this.....emotionless face the whole movie. I wasn't watching captain marvel onWithout going too in depth of the movie I'm gonna just say that Brie is not Captain Marvel in the sense that RDJr is Ironman or Chris Evans is Cap. Brie just had this.....emotionless face the whole movie. I wasn't watching captain marvel on screen...I was watching an actress play a super hero on screen. I was not emotionally invested in any of the characters except for two of them and none of them were marvel. The best part of the movie is without any doubt the Marvel studios intro logo sequence. RIP STAN LEE. Wonder Woman was by far a wayyyyyyyyyy superior film and it definitely shows. Really disappointed in Captain Marvel. I had high hopes for this movie. Now before people jump on me and say im a sexist or I don't know what I am talking about just be aware that I am an owner of a comic book store and I live and breathe comics, my expectations on how a superhero film is supposed to be is set rather high. For those who don't know who Captain Marvel is or how she's supposed to be the closest thing to describe her is she is more or less Superman with Green Lanterns personality or Shazam (for obvious reasons). What I saw was a robot for most of the film. Sad to say it was just as most 90's super hero movies were...flat, bland, and bad.… Expand

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OlddadMar 9, 2019

Starts off great, Stan Lee tribute. Then becomes a weak amnesia movie with too much dialogue and minimal impact of Danvers discoveries. We get injecting Matrix Movie moments [not once, but twice] providing a vector to show the moviesStarts off great, Stan Lee tribute. Then becomes a weak amnesia movie with too much dialogue and minimal impact of Danvers discoveries. We get injecting Matrix Movie moments [not once, but twice] providing a vector to show the movies MESSage. Again, derivative, not creative. Jackson is solid, then hour or so of the cop buddy movie derivative is fine, but again nothing new. Danvers story are is a flat line, both as she is neither surprised or challenged by anything and its DOA. Finally, special effects are fair [absolutely pitiful next to Alita Battle Angel] and Mary Sue characters are boring. The scene with Ronan had be simultaneously retching and laughing. OK got to also share that the Cat eye thing is an abomination to the story canon [watch the movies writers]. If she is the center of Phase 4 MCU is going to circle a black whole of lost revenue and fans. Kevin F, keep following your HERo Kathleen Kennedy. You got it big guy.… Expand

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TalkingHead00Mar 9, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t really hate this movie, I only hate films that completely bore me, this one doesn’t, and it just makes me mad. First off I have to preface by saying I’m not a marvel fan. I’ve seen a few Marvel films and I generally find them to be okay. I mean after all they are made to be as accessible as possible; they are films for everyone, meaning there are no specific elements that really stand out or shine in any way. Marvel movies are very much streamlined.
Now that that’s outta the way, let me get to the actual film. First of all this film is too action-heavy, it’s too much of a cg show; I would argue most of it could’ve been cut. In fact I think the first act should’ve been the big reveal that the Skrulls are allegedly not terrorists but are simply searching for a home from the presumably imperialist Kree. You might ask why the reveal? Well because this film is under developed and it could use a better structure. The moral quandary this film represents is very interesting, Carol (Captain Marvel) realizes that she was lied to by the Star Force and by extension Kree society, since the Kree hid her past from her and accuse the Skrulls of being galactic terrorists. she now is faced with a serious dilemma, she has been a member of the star force for half a decade, her initial loyalty lies with the Kree, she has been socialized and integrated into Kree Society to the point that she joined the military force of said society, but now she also knows that she was essentially kidnapped from her actual home and that the Kree are fighting for an unjust cause against the Skrulls. What does she do? Well it takes one cliché motivational speech from a friend, and 30 seconds of thought for her to completely flip sides. She then proceeds to fight her friends aggressively and without remorse, she destroys an entire Star Force fleet and probably kills hundreds of soldiers. Moreover hilariously unfitting 80s-90s pop is playing in the background. So I guess we are just to assume that the Skrulls are just considered terrorists for no reason, That the entire Star Force militia is bad and worthy of genocide? Well I don’t know if this movie understands this very well, there is no real world building or examination of propaganda that pushes anti-skrull sentiment; we just know that they’ve been “fighting a war for centuries”. This is a confused film, it fails to understand and explore its own themes, it claims to be a feminist film but it also says that a woman needs to gain un-fathomable super powers to overcome struggles, it’s a film with a political message about tolerance and anti-violence, and yet it basks in its expensive, ridiculous, and at times incompressible action and destruction. So what does this film offer to anyone who isn’t a marvel fan and has no deep interest in the over-arching lore of the MCU, probably just a headache and a lazy answer to an interesting question, note that I’m not saying these films need to appeal to non marvel fans, I’m saying that our Main character has flimsy principles at best, and at worst is a thoughtless murderer.… Expand

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FiremanDaveMar 9, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are four primary problems I have with this movie which lead me to give the score I'm giving. The first two have to do with the effect this movie will have on the MCU. First, It really appears that Captain Marvel is being set up to be the last minute hero who saves the day in Endgame. This would be a great disservice to the existing characters who have so much already invested in the fight against Thanos and deserve to have their own victory without a brand new character stealing all the thunder. Second, I think Marvel has created their own "Superman" problem. Captain Marvel is a ridiculously overpowered character, who will make any other characters insignificant, much like Superman did in Justice League. Those are the two biggest problems I have with the movie. The third issue I have is with the acting of Brie Larson. Some of the most important scenes in the film saw her delivering her lines like she was in a school play, or reading from a teleprompter. Her character was not compelling at all. I think with the right actress in that role, the movie could have been much more powerful. Brie Larson was not the right actress. The fourth problem I had was with the underlying social theme of the film, which is Captain Marvel raising herself up and freeing herself from the "patriarchy". To establish this, she is given a backstory where she is surrounded by men who are all displaying over the top sexist behavior towards her, acting in ways that I have never seen men act in real life. The film also seems to take a lot of pleasure in having her boss Nick Fury around. This seems to be a common trait among "feminist" heroines... they can't simply create a good, strong heroine. Instead they have to portray all the men around her as weak or scumbags because the goal is to make the heroine appear particularly superior to men. Therefore, the world is warped to serve this narrative, and we get a very unrealistic characterization of what most men are like.
The movie had some funny moments, but much of the intended humor didn't really work. About halfway through I caught myself dozing off, which is not a good sign. The reactions of the others in the theater pretty much mirrored my own. Overall, I wouldn't call it a terrible movie, but it was disappointing and certainly didn't match up to what I would expect from Marvel.… Expand

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0eroMar 9, 2019

went to this movie with open minded , disappointed by something about furry (those who watched it will know ) , the scene where we should care about her friend was kinda forced , carol is eh , she cares about others thats cool i guess , thewent to this movie with open minded , disappointed by something about furry (those who watched it will know ) , the scene where we should care about her friend was kinda forced , carol is eh , she cares about others thats cool i guess , the movie is kinda fun , the fights r not that great but ok… Expand

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TheMadHareMar 9, 2019

This film is truly just mediocre. With all controversy aside, the movie is mainly just bland with a few heartwarming and cringey moments thrown in there. The marketing is the true reason why I was turned off of this film. The film aloneThis film is truly just mediocre. With all controversy aside, the movie is mainly just bland with a few heartwarming and cringey moments thrown in there. The marketing is the true reason why I was turned off of this film. The film alone wasn't really pushing an agenda as much as the marketing made it seem to be. Those elements are what really damages this movie which is a shame. Soundtrack was the strongest in my opinion, but they miss-placed one of their songs which really took me out of the film. It's not terrible and not good. It's a mediocre popcorn flick. It's just a shame that people will call those critical of this movie sexist trolls. People don't realize that addressing a group of people with insults pushes them further away from the ideology being pushed. Don't insult people that you want swayed to your side. This just creates more polarization. The movie had potential, but didn't really utilize it (the cinematography was pretty good, but still looked bland even in action sequences). It's no wonder people are calling this film "Captain Meh-vel" 5.5/10.… Expand

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quanhoangMar 9, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a non-political review. The movie has its pros and cons. Pros: Nick Fury, the cat, the jokes, the CGI, the support characters are all amazing and I enjoy it a lot. Cons: the problem of the movie is the main character, aka Captain Marvel. The lack of emotions of a flawless character makes it so hard to feel in love with her. The plot is predictable. And it takes like nearly an hour to get to the fun. One of the marvel worst films… Expand

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ThumbmanMar 9, 2019

CGi was good, script was pretty boring so much saying what they needed to do rather than showing it. Didn't feel the bamf, character back story of Captain marvel is so boring instead of a discouraging father would have been much moreCGi was good, script was pretty boring so much saying what they needed to do rather than showing it. Didn't feel the bamf, character back story of Captain marvel is so boring instead of a discouraging father would have been much more interesting if he was physically abusive.… Expand

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Sven381Mar 17, 2019

CGI and visuals: great! I watched Nick Fury closely and the de-aging worked great. The rest oft he CGI was great too, much better than in Black Panther.
All in all had the movie (with few exceptions) two color ranges: „to dark“ andCGI and visuals: great! I watched Nick Fury closely and the de-aging worked great. The rest oft he CGI was great too, much better than in Black Panther.
All in all had the movie (with few exceptions) two color ranges: „to dark“ and „bubblegum“. Although I did like the 90ies look.
The Music. Mostly the music was good. But there were some scenes wich seemingly wanted to copy the contrasting musical effect of Guardians of the Galaxy, but it didn’t work. Characters
It was awesome to see Nick Fury and Coulson again but it was a little sad that they tried to use Fury as a kind of comic relief. He had some awesome scenes and yes, he is not the hard-ass Director of Shield we all love, but the funny sidekick? He was still one of the best thing in the movie! Losing his eye that way? How stupid ist hat?
Talos: maybe the most interesting and rounded Character in the movie. Korath and Ronan: Yeah, they were in Guardians 1, could have been any Kree, but the connection was not nessecary.
Maria Rambeau: Came to me as the stronger woman oft he two pilots. I don’t know if it ist he playing or the writing, but as a Character musch more interesting than Carol Danvers.
Minn-Erva, Att-Lass, Bron-Char: Completely colorless, despite ther blue skin. Could have been anyone and are completely interchangeable.
Monica Rambeau: Nice little Kid, but a little Anoyying at times. Espacially when the 12 Year old ist he one that tells her mom to be a great role model. Please don’t put feminist propaganda into the mouth of Kids, don’t put any propaganda in their mouths. Movies are made to entertain, not to pursue a political agenda.
Yon-Rogg: Of the Kree, the only one with real Characteristics. Well played.
Goose: No, no, no, no. Most reviews I seen name the cat the best thing in the movie, I don’t.
And the most important at the end: Carol Danvers aka Vers. First of: she is never called Captain Marvel and I think it is a good thing, because I think the Name is a Punchline in it self. Alltogether I have to say, that Carol Danvers isn’t a very likeable Character. I didn’t had the feeling of: „I want to see that character again in another movie“ like I had with Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, Peter Parker and Steven Strange. It was more like Steve Rogers or Thor: „Well, when she comes back, okay, when not, no big loss.“. Why is that? It’s beause in my opinion she HAS no character. She is defined by having superpowers and puzzeling together her backgroud isn’t done for the sake oft he character development but for the plot oft he movie. Yes we know now about her history, but it still feels flat.
I know that Brie Larson has done movies, I don’t remember seeing her in one although I may have seen movies with her. I’ve been told, that she is a great actress, but I didn’t seen it here. It felt like she went in here with a „just another job“ attitude. If you see the other MCU-actors, you see the characters on sceen. Not the alter Egos. You see Tony Stark, not RDJ playing Iron Man, you see Steve Rogers, not Chris Evans playing Captain America. Here you see Brie Larson playing just another Superhero. If she really should be the new face oft he MCU, she hast o stop playing Vers (or Captain Marvel) and become Carol Danvers on Screen. If she doesn’t, I see the End of the MCU coming.
Story: It was an okay story if you look around and compare to other superhero movies. As an origin Story it stands out. It shares it’s place with Captain America. Humor: In german there is a line in a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe „Himmelhoch jauchzend, Zum Tode betrübt“, roughly translated „sky-high cheering, saddened to death“. There were great punchlines. Mostly by Fury and Coulson. There were much more silly or just not funny. That‘s very sad, because the MCU was mostly full of good placed and well developed humor.
Coming to the end:
- mid credits scene, yeah, why not
- after credits scene, lets say that I think the one of Spider-Man was better

It is by far not the worse movie I’ve ever seen, but it is by far not good, just little above average.
For the future: don’t tell the viewers forehands what they have to feel about the movie and how important the gender of the main character is. I would suggest that the complete Disney Company (including all subsidiaries) take movies and TV-shows like Wonder Woman, Alien, Buffy, Divergent or Mara und der Feuerbringer (germany, 2015) or ever their own Rogue One and Clone Wars or Rebels (Asoka Tano & Co) to heart. In contrast to what most feminists tell you all the time, a strong female has still to be a character first and a woman second, not a woman without any character but overwhelming powes. Carol Danvers dodged the bullet by a hair's breadth, but I still think she ist o powerfull fort he MCU, I don’t think, that superman powerlevel Characters will be a positive addition tot he MCU.… Expand

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fcz_xMar 10, 2019

Una pelicula mediocre pero entretenida, le falta mucho de épica, lei muchas veces que el gato se robaba el protagonismo y es mentira, tiene sus momentos pero nada más...digamos que es una pelicula necesaria para la continuidad de peliculasUna pelicula mediocre pero entretenida, le falta mucho de épica, lei muchas veces que el gato se robaba el protagonismo y es mentira, tiene sus momentos pero nada más...digamos que es una pelicula necesaria para la continuidad de peliculas marvel, con intentos de escenas graciosas que me rei solo en un par, con un final que ni recuerdo, sin climax, sin accion decente, sin dialogos memorable...lo que mas vale es la primera escena post creditos, la segunda derechamente es una mierda.… Expand

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LoWolfMar 10, 2019

First 20 mins was an insane rollercoaster,after that,i had to keep myself from falling asleep.

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NicaMetroidMar 12, 2019

Has some cool moments but generally a mediocre movie with the lead not looking very interested or engaged. Weakest introduction to a Marvel character in it's 10 year run.

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GdjwowjmMar 12, 2019

Brie Larson and her lackadaisical performance make this movie two hours of pure mediocrity.
Goose the cat provides more memorable scenes than the titular character.

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LonerStarGamingMar 12, 2019

This Movie fell flat for me, The movie had no actual emotional moments whatsoever, Captain Marvel is WAY too overpowered, She Seems like a jerk at times, And She just seems like she does not care about what's going on around her, I think theThis Movie fell flat for me, The movie had no actual emotional moments whatsoever, Captain Marvel is WAY too overpowered, She Seems like a jerk at times, And She just seems like she does not care about what's going on around her, I think the movie could have really done some fixing, The Movie had major Plotholes that did not add up with other Marvel Movies, I'd rate this Movie a 5 At most, It's up there with one of the worst Marvel movies I've ever seen, Do not recommend seeing this movie.… Expand

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myles_high_clubMar 13, 2019

This was a highly anticipated movie due to the fact that it comes right before Avengers: Endgame...problem is, it has nothing to do with Endgame or anything else. Brie Larson gives a sedated performance for a character who has no arc. TheyThis was a highly anticipated movie due to the fact that it comes right before Avengers: Endgame...problem is, it has nothing to do with Endgame or anything else. Brie Larson gives a sedated performance for a character who has no arc. They made Fury a bumbling agent instead of the bad ass all the other movies made him out to be. There's no real villain to speak of. This movie is poorly written and doesn't provide anything that would boost it's characters stories or appeal. At one point I gave an audible groan in the theater because I couldn't take anymore. If I had to compare the feeling I had after watching this movie, it would be the feeling I had after I watched The Last Jedi. You do not need to see this movie before you watch Avengers: Endgame.… Expand

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JamesTBirdMar 13, 2019

Thorougly dissapointing as a MCU fan. Carol Danvers is badly written, it's not even Larsons fault. Danvers has a character line not an arc, she found out who she is and that's it. No character flaws, fears or weaknesses. Like superman withoutThorougly dissapointing as a MCU fan. Carol Danvers is badly written, it's not even Larsons fault. Danvers has a character line not an arc, she found out who she is and that's it. No character flaws, fears or weaknesses. Like superman without kryptonite. On that note, once she reaches her full powers it's like when superman shows up in the justice league: the movie is basically over, she breezes through any and all "opposition" and "adversity". I wish it was a better movie.… Expand

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MauMunizMar 16, 2019

The worst movie in the MCU. Boring, generic and burocratic. Nick Fury out of character and a badly created CGI cat are among the many flaws. This movie is part of the reason Thanos snapped his fingers.

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MiketheSwitMar 17, 2019

Bland as Brie Larson saying the word bland. It's unfortunate because the character has potential, although they were a bit heavy-handed in writing her as a "strong female character despite the male establishment." I enjoyed Captain Marvel'sBland as Brie Larson saying the word bland. It's unfortunate because the character has potential, although they were a bit heavy-handed in writing her as a "strong female character despite the male establishment." I enjoyed Captain Marvel's relationship with her "mentor" played by Jude Law. Jude Law did as good a job as he could have with what they edited into the movie; sadly I still don't remember what his character's completely forgettable name is. Ben Mendelsohn played a great likable character. Samuel L. Jackson pretty much saved the movie, and it would have been nice if they did more with Lashana Lynch's character Maria Rambaeu. This movie creates many plot holes on how it fits into the MCU, and additionally, it retcons details to shoe-horn Capt. Marvel as a more meaningful character into the MCU. All of the blame for this movie's failings aren't on Brie Larson alone, as the director's and Kevin Feige are also why this movie feels so forced. It's sad because I know this movie was made after Endgame and now I'm wary about Captain Marvel's heavy-handed blandness in Endgame.… Expand

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DudeManGuyMar 20, 2019

It's a mediocre effort from Marvel. I still don't fully know who Captain Marvel is or what she is about. In an era of endless superhero movies, this is the one that has made me feel the most fatigue.