Following the first reviews out of France, the first batch of Captain Marvel reviews has hit Rotten Tomatoes and they seem to be just a bit more positive.
With 35 reviews counted so far, the Captain Marvel Rotten Tomatoes score comes in at 86%. Obviously, the score could swing either way as only a select amount of reviews are in, with around 30 Fresh to 5 Rotten.
We’ll update as more reviews become available on Rotten Tomatoes.
Update: With 68 reviews counted, the score is now at 91%.
Update #2: With 112 reviews counted, the score drops to 84%.
Update #3: 118 reviews are now in, with the score at 83%.
Update #4: 132 reviews are now in, with 110 Fresh reviews to 22 Rotten Reviews, with the score still standing at 83%.
Update #5: 138 reviews are in with 116 Fresh reviews to 22 Rotten review; the score is at 84%.
Update #6: 144 reviews in; 119 Fresh; 25 Rotten; 83% score.
Update #7: 184 reviews; 153 Fresh to 31 Rotten; 83% score.
Update #8: 199 reviews; 164 Fresh; 35 Rotten; 82% score.
Here are some excerpts (both Fresh and Rotten):
- Fresh: “Like its tough, smart heroine, ‘Captain Marvel’ dances to its own beat; it’s an origin story that isn’t structured as an origin story but gets there all the same.” – source
- Rotten: “The first female-led movie of the MCU deserved more.” – source
- Fresh: “Captain Marvel is enjoyable enough as popcorn entertainment.” – source
- Rotten: “The picture is not dull, exactly, just mundane, marked by unimaginative plotting, cut-rate villains, a bland visual style and a lack of elan in every department.” – source
The 86% puts Captain Marvel presently in line with MCU flicks such as Ant-Man and the Wasp (88%), Avengers: Infinity War (85%), and Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (84%).
The audience score for the movie is not yet available, and Rotten Tomatoes removed the “Want to See” rating following its score plummeting to the 20th percentile.
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The film 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, the film is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Captain Marvel has a March 8, 2019 release directed by the writing/directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck and stars Academy Award winner Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Rune Temte, McKenna Grace, with Clark Gregg, and Jude Law.
