Carol Danvers AKA Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Dar-benn (Zawe Ashton), her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms.Marvel (Iman Vellani), and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Can Carol and Monica work out there differences so they can defeat the enemy before all is lost?
Others to round out the cast are Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Gary Lewis as Emperor Dro'ge, Seo-Joon Park as Prince Yan, Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba Khan, Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan, Saagar Shaikh as Admir Khan, Leila Farzad as Talia, Abraham Popoola as Dag and Daniel Ings as Ty-Rone.
This was directed with grit and an adventurous feel by Nia DaCosta ("Little Woods" '18, "Candyman" '21) plus TV and shorts. Even though this filmmaker hasn't a plethora of experience in the director's chair, she has shown herself to be an artist that is formidable in her ability to showcase these actors in roles that, even though this is pure fantasy, are as realistic in their approach to their respective characters. It was adequately written by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik. These writers have limited experience which, with a premise that includes multiple universes and time jumping, demands a writer(s) that are more seasoned. This kind of premise would be challenging for a seasoned writer, much less writers that are not. The script simply jumped and meandered way too much which made it difficult at best to follow. These writers are just not ready for prime time and should either delve into more TV or write screenplays that are not as complex as a film such as this. Why doesn't Disney pay more money to obtain better writers? They do this repeatedly, and if they would invest a bit more money, their return on their investment would be that much more profitable. The visual effects predominantly created by ILM (Industrial, Light & Magic) and SPI (Sony Pictures Imageworks) were seamless, however, one would have to know this before entering the theater.
I know this will be a shock, but there will be a sequel. Assuming this profits, it will because those young people are out of school and are heading to the multiplex. Cha-ching! Since it's also presented in IMAX, if you have to see it, better on a large screen.
Out of 4 Stars: 1.5 Rated: PG-13 105mins.
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