By Addison Schwing – Staff Reporter

“Captain Marvel” flies into theatres as the 21st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The sci-fi flick follows Carol “Vers” Danvers, a Kree soldier who ends up on Earth to fight a race of alien shapeshifters known as the Skrull.

The movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have garnered a reputation for being exceptionally well done, and Captain Marvel is no exception. Brie Lawson and Samuel L. Jackson steal the show, leading the movie with unbridled confidence. However, their work in the film is diminished by the bland plot. It’s a very generic redemption story, complemented by boring side characters and awful pacing. The film almost seems to jerk from setting to setting, side story to side story with no real direction. An interesting twist in the middle of the movie changes things up, but only enough to minorly renew the viewer’s interest.

Seeing Captain Marvel mop the floor with bad guys outside of Earth’s orbit is an exciting spectacle to behold and Samuel L. Jackson interacting with an orange tabby cat named Goose is hilarious. The two work extremely hard to prop up the movie. It’s not a bad film per se; far from it, in fact. It’s a solid superhero film that most people will not find hard to enjoy. However, it suffers from an identity crisis and breaks some already established rules in its universe that make no real sense.

Captain Marvel is one of the worst films in the MCU, but again, it’s far from bad. If Marvel fans have the time, they should go ahead and see it. Just be ready for a bit of a snooze fest part of the time.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars