Captain Marvel
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The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What critics thought
Captain Marvel earned broadly favorable but not rapturous notices — warmer from critics than from general audiences, and notably cooler than most MCU entries. Brie Larson's performance and the humanizing direction of Boden and Fleck drew consistent praise, but detractors found the plotting shallow and the visual style generic, leaving the film feeling like a competent franchise obligation rather than a standout.
“Marvel has come to recognize, as this film proves, that even effects-heavy behemoths can benefit from a directing touch that is human, not programmatic, that understands character and nuance and can create scenes with an emotional heft we might not expect.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“mundane, marked by unimaginative plotting, cut-rate villains, a bland visual style and a lack of elan in every department”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“neither a blast from the past, nor an inspiring glimpse into the future ... it's just another Marvel movie. And not a particularly good one”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“enough tricks and moods and sleight-of-hand layers to keep us honestly absorbed”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Ryan FleckDirector
Anna BodenDirector
Brie LarsonCarol Danvers / Vers / Captain Marvel
Samuel L. JacksonNick Fury
Ben MendelsohnTalos / Keller
Jude LawYon-Rogg
Annette BeningSupreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
Djimon HounsouKorath
Lee PaceRonan
Lashana LynchMaria Rambeau
Gemma ChanMinn-Erva
Clark GreggAgent Coulson
Rune TemteBron-Charr
Algenis Perez SotoAtt-Lass
Pinar ToprakComposer
Geneva Robertson-DworetWriter
Meg LeFauveWriter
Nicole PerlmanWriter
Ben DavisCinematographyFrom the studio
Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What critics thought
Captain Marvel earned broadly favorable but not rapturous notices — warmer from critics than from general audiences, and notably cooler than most MCU entries. Brie Larson's performance and the humanizing direction of Boden and Fleck drew consistent praise, but detractors found the plotting shallow and the visual style generic, leaving the film feeling like a competent franchise obligation rather than a standout.
“Marvel has come to recognize, as this film proves, that even effects-heavy behemoths can benefit from a directing touch that is human, not programmatic, that understands character and nuance and can create scenes with an emotional heft we might not expect.”
Kenneth Turan·Los Angeles Times
“mundane, marked by unimaginative plotting, cut-rate villains, a bland visual style and a lack of elan in every department”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“neither a blast from the past, nor an inspiring glimpse into the future ... it's just another Marvel movie. And not a particularly good one”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“enough tricks and moods and sleight-of-hand layers to keep us honestly absorbed”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cast & Crew
Ryan FleckDirectorAnna BodenDirectorBrie LarsonCarol Danvers / Vers / Captain MarvelSamuel L. JacksonNick FuryBen MendelsohnTalos / KellerJude LawYon-RoggAnnette BeningSupreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy LawsonDjimon HounsouKorathLee PaceRonanLashana LynchMaria RambeauGemma ChanMinn-ErvaClark GreggAgent CoulsonRune TemteBron-CharrAlgenis Perez SotoAtt-LassPinar ToprakComposerGeneva Robertson-DworetWriterMeg LeFauveWriterNicole PerlmanWriterBen DavisCinematographyFrom the studio
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