Yesterday my sweetie-wife and I took a few hours out from Comic Fest, a local Comic/SF convention to catch the latest release from the Marv el Cinematic Universe: Captain Marvel.

I was touched, as I am sure many people were, when the flashing scenes features the heroes of the MCU in the opening logo was replaced with flashbacks to Stan Lee’s numerous cameo throughout the franchises.

Captain Marvel,  the released after the universe shattering events of Avengers: Infinity War  actually takes place in the past, 1995, making it the second movie, following Captain America: The First Avenger,  to establish and/or retcon history in the MCU. Centered on an amnesiac Kree warrior Vers, this movie is about one woman’s journey to discovery not only who and what she is but to firmly plant her flag about the nature of heroism. Chasing about Earth after

Captain Marvel (2019) poster
CR: Marvel Studios

shape-shifting alien Skrulls, Vers, played by the talented and captivating Brie Larson, teams up with SHIELD Agent Nick Fury, played with digital de-aging assistance by the incomparable Samuel L. Jackson, and learns about herself and the slippery nature of truth until she confronts and accepts her place in the larger scheme of things.

In previous posts I have ranked the MCU films into four categories and Captain Marvelfalls firmly into the mid-grade ranking along side with Guardians Vol2, Thor, Thor: the Dark World, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-man  and Iron Man 2. It is a solid movie without major flaws and a talented cast that is engaging and talented but it lacks the breakout qualities that would elevate the film into either the Honorable Mention or Top Tier categories. Well worth a trip to the theater and almost certainly a future addition to my library Captain Marvel  is fun, fast, and not without worthy themes.

The movie is not without flaws, the overall plot is fairly standard for an MCU movie, the action while fine and well performed doesn’t break out into anything noteworthy, and the digital de-aging for Clark Gregg as Coulson, while better than the digit masks for Cushing and Fisher in Rouge One   came off as plastic and nearly plunged me into the uncanny valley. These are the principal reasons why Captain Marvel  landed as a mid-tier Marvel movie and an honorable mention or high in my personal rankings.