“Captain Marvel” (2019)

The first female led film in the MCU is another solid entry. They just keep churning them out. The strength of this one was Brie Larson. She’s in almost virtually every scene and takes the character and runs with it. She brings a lot of charisma to the role as she takes on a pivotal part in the mythology. A lot of the film takes place in the mid 90’s and that is when the film is at its best and easily most fun. This is before the Avengers initiative gets started. There’s a bunch of fun stuff like slow downloading computers, Blockbuster video, Radio Shack is still around, beepers & Nine Inch Nail t-shirts. I loved it all. Samuel Jackson, with 2 good eyes, is along for the ride and he’s much of the comic relief. The film moves along pretty well. There is some periods of the movie which I found mundane and a little dull. Much of that revolves around the Annette Bening character, who I thought was miscast. I didn’t really buy her role. There is a kitty in this and he/she steals the film. Just don’t get too close because Goose isn’t your average household pussycat. There are 2 cookies (extra scenes) during the credits. One of which is very important, while the other is just plain funny. So don’t leave early.

Rating: ***