I am not the biggest superhero film fan in the World, but I've seen most of them on DVD. I catch a few at the cinema, but this is the first one I've totally regretted spending the money on.
The writing and pacing of the film is off, the title character's " journey" is completely uninvolving. I never once cared about the heroine of this movie or what happens to them. There are moments when we should feel for Captain Marvel but they just fall flat. The relationship between Carol Danvers and her best friend is nothing.
Brie Larson is miscast. She looks bored in every scene that she is in. I am told that she is a talented actress , and that may well be true, but I've only ever seen her in King Kong: Skull Island and this film and she is terrible in both of them.
Worst of all, for a movie of this type, Larson is a charisma vacuum. She doesn't take the audience with her at all.
The character is also just too powerful. When , at the end of the film, she has to fight and destroy her former friends she doesn't seem to feel anything as she effortlessly wipes them out. It's like playing a video game in cheat mode, there is no real difficulty, you just keep shooting until you win.
It's a shame because some elements really work. The villain, played wonderfully by Ben Mendehlson ( spelling?) is excellent and Samuel Jackson and Clark Gregg both shine. I was reminded of how much I missed Gregg's character ( I don't watch the TV show in which he appears).
The humour doesn't work because Brie Larson can't do comedy.
Wait for the DVD