Captain Marvel Review

Captain Marvel is yet another great addition to the growing MCU. This movie is about Vers, a Kree warrior, who finds herself caught in an intergalactic war with Earth in the middle of everything. Brie Larson gives a great performance. She does a fantastic job in all the action scenes. Her personality is very sarcastic, but likable, and I cannot wait to see where they take the character. Sam Jackson gives an incredible performance reprising his role as Nick Fury. He plays a younger version of the character thanks to de-aging technology and he sells being twenty years younger flawlessly. Ben Mendelson gives a great performance playing the leader of shapeshifting aliens. He can be very intimidating and his comedic timing is flawless. Jude Law gives a really good performance. He is always a fun presence to watch and makes some duller scenes fun. Annette Benning is delightful in a small supporting role. She is having so much fun and you feel her energy. Lashana Lynch gives a fine performance in her supporting role. She has great chemistry with Larson, but her character does not have an arc to it. Clark Gregg is great in his very small, but fun, role reprising one of the MCU's most famous characters. Lee Pace's return is cool, but pointless and does nothing for the story. One of the best parts of this movie is a Cat named Goose, every single scene with him is hilarious. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck did a great job directing with fluid and entertaining action sequences. However, the direction lacks any unique visual flair to make it memorable. The script is fantastic with great character development for our leads and plenty of funny moments. There are also plenty of little hints and details that are quite exciting as to what they could lead to. The visual effects are mostly fantastic especially the de-aging. However, there are a few moments in the third act where the effects look unfinished. The soundtrack of recognizable, but not super famous 90s songs are really fun and kicks in at just the right moments. At 124 minutes the movie really flies by though there are a few moments at the end of the second act that goes on a bit too long. Overall, Captain Marvel was yet another fun and exciting Marvel film with great characters.
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8.5/10