"Captain Marvel" Delivers on a Retro Marvel Picture With Rollicking Action
By: Keaton Marcus
75/100 “sweet”
The first female-led Marvel flick has finally arrived, "Captain Marvel", directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck--who combine entertaining humor, plenty of superhero action and solid performances to make up for its paint-by-the-numbers hero-themed plot--delivering another compact origin story. Oscar-winner Brie Larson, who plays the title character, also known as Carol Danvers--does not just take on menacing villains, the award-winning actress also gives sexist trolls a run for their money--leading an empowering, diverse film that tackles its few flaws. The special CGI effects are, as always--dazzling--along with the impressive action sequences spectacle and an origin story that really works. "Captain" may not be the best we have seen from the MCU, but unquestionably stands near the top.
The film has so far touched down successfully at the theaters, albeit, with many sexist animals putting weight on its shoulders. Rotten Tomatoes, the popular review aggregator or collector had to block the "Want to See" rating because of internet trolls--who hammered the once-anticipated film "Captain Marvel", bamming the score down to a lackluster 28%, which is highly unusual for a Marvel pic--or even a film itself. This is generally because the white-male population was startled after actress Brie Larson accused of there being a lack of diversity within the press, and movie reviewers--which is sad, but surely true--angering the certain race and gender. The things the talented actress said were not at the right time, arguably, but were not without purpose--Larson-starring "Captain Marvel" is a lot like a big clock in the face to many people who regarded the actress as racist, or sexist--as the film has its share of diversity, racial and gender alike.
Larson (mentioned before) leads the actually, A-list cast--which generally come from the supporting roles--the end result is no letdown, and as promised, Carol Danvers is one of the strongest heroes in the MCU. Normally, despite a few disappointing falters, the script is tightly executed, and (generally) bereft of cringe-worthy moments and the character actually deserves many brownie points for above-average detail for character development, and Danvers' interesting origins. There are tougher (and better) actresses who could have taken the role with a better attitude, such as Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), but Larson is more than capable of holding her own ground. So is the entire movie.
The final verdict is: "Captain Marvel" may occasionally be faltered by the simple plotting, but the cast's solid performances--particularly Larson's, the interesting visual effects and plenty amount of superhero action make up for its few flaws--making another solid MCU-produced origin story that works...$PLURGE IT
By: Keaton Marcus
Opening Weekend: 153.4m
Domestic Total: 426.8m
Worldwide Total: 1.128 billion