Film Threat Team Reviews
Alan Ng
Overall, Captain Marvel is a good, strong film. Unfortunately, good is a small step back. It’s also a traditional origin story, which is another step back. There are also a few plot holes and a few over-the-top moments (i.e. the ending). Ultimately, I liked Captain Marvel, but I can see how it will piss off the hardcore Marvel fan. There is a subtle “Girl Power” vibe to it that works as well. Like Alita: Battle Angel, Captain Marvel will find her appeal with young tweens. 7 out of 10 stars
Alex Saveliev
Filled with high-octane fight sequences, inter-galactic politics and so much shape-shifting it puts the entire Mission: Impossible series to shame, Captain Marvel allows its indie directors to apply a touch of poignancy here, an artistic brush-stroke there – but mostly it’s a by-the-numbers affair. That being said, it will most likely elate Marvel fans, and certainly welcome a sardonic, strong and Marvel-lous female character to the superhero sausage fest. 7/10
Hunter Lanier
Captain Marvel adheres to the MCU standard of fun that’s been firmly established. This is good, because fun is all it has going for it, even though it’s lacking a “Thor fights a fire demon to Led Zeppelin” moment. All in all, I achieved two-and-a-half stupid grins, which is below average for me and the MCU. The pace is quick enough that you fly right over the plotholes, but the plotholes do prevent the movie from being substantive and memorable. Carol Danvers isn’t written very well—her backstory is thin and her character is generic. The Skrulls are largely misused for comedic fodder, when there are already several active sources of comedic fodder. Some menace would do this movie good. Sam Jackson is great. With the conclusion to Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame on the horizon, Captain Marvel feels like the complimentary bread before the big meal. It’s bland and not what you’re waiting on, but it’s well-made and satisfying in the moment. 6.5/10
By 8:00 A.M. on opening day in the United States, the film held a 33% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes from more than 58,000 reviews, which was more audience reviews than
I’ve been waiting for the Captain Marvel to air, hoping it would complement the MCU, but her origin was so clouded with action and special affects, that it is unclear to know how she truly became Vers and where she is going at the end of the film. I like her attitude though she looks lost in her role at times. She’s able to help us understand some details from Affinity War, but Samuel L. Jackson was the true star, holding up the integrity of Marvel. Jude Law is terrific, as expected whenever he’s performing. I just wish I liked the overall movie more.
Ehhh, it was okay. Larson was stiff as a board but it was a decent by the numbers Marvel movie.
They squandered a villain with great potential (Skrulls) in order to take a side in political allegory. Larson was sorta OK at first and I even liked some of the stuff in the first half of the film. But it started halfassed and got less assed as it went. By the end it was just outright stupid. Too bad. I really had high hopes.
I don’t get where you think that the Skrulls were wasted “to make a political point”. Honestly, I just thought it was an awesome plot twist, especially since GOTG already established that the Kree are not exactly the nicest folks.
25 years will have passed between the time this movie took place and Phase 4. That’s plenty of time for some evil Skrull to have taken over and turned them into a threat. They might be the Big Bad for the entire movie cycle.
A villain that hasn’t yet been used is hardly squandered.
I disagree with Mr. Gore. Larson is well cast in the role. It’s the lack of her character’s depth in the script that let Larson down. I doubt any actress could’ve pulled off a better, or actual, performance. Even Meryl Streep couldn’t mat “She-Devil” work, so don’t bother bringing her up.
No The Breeders, Kate Bush, or Kittie, no sale.
Pfft yeah okay.