Variety
They have brought off something exciting, embracing the Marvel house style and, within that, crafting a tale with enough tricks and moods and sleight-of-hand layers to keep us honestly absorbed.
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Captain Marvel 3D
Oscar winner Brie Larson is Captain Marvel in Marvel's first female-fronted superhero movie, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind). Samuel L. Jackson co-stars as 90s-era Nick Fury, along with Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Annette Bening, Clark Gregg and Jude Law.
Set in the 1990s in a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film follows Carol Danvers (Larson) as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small group of allies at the centre of the maelstrom.
Less2019Rating: M, Action violence124 minsUSAMarvel Studios
ActionAdventureScience Fiction3DBlockbuster
- Director:
- Anna Boden ('It's Kind of a Funny Story', 'Sugar', 'Mississippi Grind')Ryan Fleck
- Writer:
- Anna BodenRyan FleckGeneva Robertson-Dworet
- Cast:
- Brie LarsonSamuel L. JacksonBen MendelsohnDjimon HounsouLee PaceLashana LynchGemma ChanRune TemteAlgenis Perez SotoMckenna GraceAnnette BeningClark GreggJude Law
Captain Marvel 3D | Reviews
Total Film
A satisfying standalone launch for Marvel’s latest superhero combines sci-fi action with ’90s nostalgia. Overcoming minor stumbles, it ultimately soars.
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Time Out
Brie Larson isn't given enough to do in a Marvel movie that marinates in '90s nostalgia but doesn't quite rise to the occasion of its own significance.
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The Telegraph
This is the first in a while that I’ve found myself immediately hungry to revisit.
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Stuff
With the inevitable bombast and posturing of Avengers: Endgame to come, this is a great way to remember just how much fun a comic-book movie could and should still be.
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New Zealand Herald
Nicely balancing the Earth-bound elements with epic cosmic action, Captain Marvel is yet another winner from the house of M.
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Empire Magazine
As a Nick Fury buddy comedy, it’s fun. As a feminist fable it’s essential. This takes a while to really get going, but when Carol Danvers takes off she is unstoppable.
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