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Mar 8, 2019 · A mixed review of the first female-led Marvel film, praising its humor, action and Nick Fury, but criticizing its character development and retro style. Lemire argues that Brie Larson deserved more than a fine and forgettable superhero origin story.
The MCU’s Captain Marvel is well-paced, with a handful of moments of strategically placed humor, is solidly acted from start to finish.
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By Meg Downey
Updated: Apr 21, 2020 5:35 am
Posted: Mar 15, 2019 11:00 am
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The MCU's newest hero, Captain Marvel, has entered the fray literally swinging, with a cosmic-flavored origin story that feels like a much-needed fresh approach to the classic Marvel Phase One formula. With a soundtrack packed full of vintage ‘90s earworms and a delightfully unselfconscious sense of humor, Captain Marvel pulls off a satisfying introduction to the hero who may be our Avengers: Endgame trump card.
The bulk of Captain Marvel's standard two-hour runtime is focused on Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), and begins with her as a human far from Earth trying to figure out just who (and what) she is. She's been living among the alien Kree for years and has earned herself a position on an elite commando unit under the leadership of Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) – but she has no memory of her life before. In public, Carol is a take-no-prisoners soldier wanting to prove herself worthy to her comrades-in-arms – but in private, she's not so certain. This duality keeps the memory-loss tropes to a minimum. She never feels properly lost or floundering, just frustrated that she's up against a problem she can't use her Kree-granted powers to punch her way out of. Though she certainly gives the impression that if she could brute force her own memories into the proper order, she definitely would, which is absolutely delightful.
Larson's performance and chemistry with Jackson is the obvious highlight in a strong supporting cast. Larson manages to capture a fiery but playful sense of humor in her character that deftly avoids the tropes associated with naive, superpowered outsiders making "first contact" with humans. Make no mistake, Carol's superpowers have nothing to do with empathy or warmth – her strength is completely derived from a perfect Molotov cocktail of spite and stubbornness, which is an absolute joy to watch unfold. Carol Danvers is as unapologetically brash and bold as a hero could be, even when it gets her into trouble, and it's oh so satisfying.
On the flip side, Carol's dynamic with her human friend, Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), provides the emotional core. Lynch manages to ground the movie with a serious and poignant throughline and perfect counterbalance to Carol's brash heroics and her sometimes slapstick buddy-cop relationship with Fury.
Captain Marvel manages to take the best ideas of early MCU origin stories like Iron Man and Thor and use them to form something that feels both familiar and fresh. It can be a bit on-the-nose at times, and occasionally has to fast-track its exposition in ways that can feel slightly clunky, but what it lacks in grace it makes up for in charm. Brie L...
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Captain Marvel's big screen debut puts a fresh spin on Marvel's Phase One origin story formula.
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Mar 7, 2019 · Film review: Captain Marvel. 7 March 2019. Caryn James. Features correspondent. Marvel. Brie Larson plays the first female superhero to carry a Marvel film. But “this is not the woman’s...
Mar 8, 2019 · Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes.
Mar 9, 2019 · Captain Marvel review: a perfect superhero in an imperfect film. Marvel's first solo female hero movie impresses, although it suffers from having to set up Avengers: Endgame. The women of the...
