Captain Marvel Review: 7 Ups & 6 Downs

5. Some Of The Humour Isn't Great

There's an argument that pops up repeatedly around MCU movies that they sometimes try too hard to shoe-horn in comedy where it's not appropriate or just not entirely necessary. That happens in the first act of Captain Marvel a couple of times (and later less frequently).

The script definitely comes into its own as the action picks up a little halfway through, but there are definitely some jokes that didn't need to be attempted. "Vers" screaming in a Skrull's face while fighting was just dumb, for instance, and it's not the only one that lands with a faint, wet toot.

The script actually has some issues, particularly early on, and some character exchanges feel like first drafts. And there's also a little too much reliance on Goose the cat, which cat-lovers will... love, obviously, but it's all a little cynical and cheap after a while. Not a bad character, by any means, but if you think it's the MVP, maybe try wondering what that says about the rest of the movie.