First off a huge negative is the fact that the character of Captain Marvel herself has all the interest and personality of dry toast... lots and lots of dry toast. Maybe that appeals to some but not to me. The strange thing is that I don't think it can be blamed on Brie Larson's poor performance but rather an extremely mundane and joyless script. Second, there is absolutely no tension at all in any of the plot points. No danger to Carol or to anyone that is with her. With no sense of danger, there is no thrill to any of the action. Not when powered up Carol takes on the Starforce and not when Ronan launches missiles you know will not find a target or threaten anyone. Honestly, I have watched Agents of Shield TV episodes with more thrills and tension. This entire movie because of the "meh" factor didn't feel like a big budget MCU epic that we've come to expect. What aids to save face are its overall ties to that MCU. Fury was a bit of a neutered tool but he was still likeable and interesting. It was great to see young Phil Coulson even if ever so briefly. The Tesseract tie and the Skrulls were damn cool and they referenced what was to come without completely ruining what we've already seen and enjoyed in the MCU. (Except the Fury eye loss, that adds a BAD cringe factor) I seriously hope that for Endgame they limit Captain Marvel's presence because even after two hours spent with her she is just such an uninteresting character.
Review of Captain Marvel
