Captain Marvel

“Boden and Fleck are low-key American neorealists, and in Captain Marvel they barely retain a vestige of their signature style. Yet 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.”

Owen Gleiberman, Variety · 90

“Watching Danvers’ story play out, complete with boggling plot twists and a scene-stealing friendly feline, is hugely entertaining, and it can’t be over-emphasized how central Larson, about to become the most recognized woman on the planet, is to the enterprise.”

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 90

“It rises to the occasion with strong performances and with its directors’ willingness to slow down and take their story seriously, balancing humor, action, and exposition in a carefully calibrated package.”

Shana O'Neil, The Verge · 90

“Captain Marvel, the first Marvel adaptation both to star a woman and to be co-directed by a woman, is an obvious, crude, and transparent film. And it’s also quite enjoyable and evocative — most of the time.”

April Wolfe, TheWrap · 89

“This isn’t the greatest Marvel movie ever made, but it’s definitely one of the funniest — and one of the sweetest.”

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times · 88