Strong comic-book movie though I confess to not knowing who or what Captain Marvel is or was. She is played by Brie Larson who is well-cast as the character she plays is brash and witty and soft and tenacious all wrapped into one superhero corndog. Here's what happens. We see in a galaxy far away some aliens being attacked by other aliens, the Skrulls are the attackers. Obviously the good names are saved for the good guys. We suspect that the main character, the female lead, is one of the aliens who are being attacked but this idea changes as CAPTAIN MARVEL progresses. The Skrulls can shapeshift as we learn when an ambush is planned on our heroine. Being captured, they try to make her remember her early life which she has forgotten and the audience doesn't know why. The Skrulls turn out to be the good guys and the aliens who found the main character (who is the earthling Carol Danvers) are actually the bad guys who want to, you guessed it, expand their planet's interests. What I really enjoyed about the heroine is her kewl colorful costume and her seemingly limitless power, like she is Superman or something. And for all you fans of the Marvel universe it has a teaser thrown in as the credits roll bridging this hero in with the ending of AVENGERS INFINITY WAR. [4.7 stars]
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