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Film Review: ‘Captain Marvel’: Blah Blockbuster

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Mark Jackson
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PG-13 | 2h 4min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 8 March 2019 (USA)

Mr. Marvel Comics himself (the real Captain Marvel)—the venerable Stan Lee—is given a nice send-off at the outset of “Captain Marvel,” and then a two-hour slog of blah, meh, and feh is foisted upon one. Yet as of this writing, it’s the most popular superhero movie opening to date, with $455 million worldwide.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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