There are no clear motivations, goals, or stakes until about halfway through Captain Marvel. Up until that point it's a mess.
Also while being an origin story for Nick Fury, it was more of just an introductory for Captain Marvel. I didn't feel like she went through a significant change or journey as a character.
I don't know if I've mentioned it before on this site but once again I'm left dumbfounded by the pre-production creative decisions. One of the writers who was brought in to write Captain Marvel was the woman who wrote the latest Tomb Raider. The movie that came out just last year, but you probably forgot existed.
That movie got bad reviews, didn't make a lot of money, and had no cultural impact. Yet apparently, someone in charge of Captain Marvel picked up the phone and said "bring me the girl who wrote Tomb Raider!"
Why? I don't understand...