A Cantankerous Supergirl Traverses Bleak Galaxies
Milly Alcock plays Kara as an interplanetary drunk racing to save Krypto within 72 hours while the review calls the film flatly executed.
- On Friday, Warner Bros. releases Supergirl, starring Australian actress Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, a cynical galaxy-hopper racing to retrieve an antidote for her poisoned dog Krypto within 72 hours.
- Directed by Craig Gillespie, the film adapts Tom King and Bilquis Evely's 2021 comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, adopting a gritty punk-rock aesthetic that separates this iteration from Superman's traditional heroic portrayal.
- Kara confronts villain Krem, a human trafficker played by Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts with a shaved head and silver-studded face. The film's visual style mirrors Mad Max: Fury Road, featuring rusted metal wastelands and leather-clad space pirates.
- While Alcock earns praise for a spirited performance, the film struggles with a listless script and weightless set-pieces, representing a setback for James Gunn's rebooted DCU amid growing superhero fatigue concerns.
- The film echoes James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy in production design and cosmic scope, yet faces skepticism about whether it adequately addresses superhero fatigue or delivers the spirited storytelling its lead deserves.
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The new "Supergirl" takes a beloved superhero, strips away the inspiration and optimism, and replaces it with a drunk, scowling anti-heroine on a revenge quest. It starts with that audacious promise before veering wildly off course. Critic Sean Burns explains why this reboot's first act sparkles, and where it all falls apart.
The Toronto Star
Hartford CourantMovie Review: Supergirl is a blast, but the movie doesn’t match her punk-rock spirit
Last year’s “Superman” ended with Iggy Pop singing “Because I’m a punk rocker, yes I am” — an ironic coda for a superlatively square hero. But it rings straightforwardly true
The Independent
The Independent (US)Supergirl is a visually ugly, dispiriting girl-power disappointment – review
Superman’s moody, punk-rock cousin is let down by a film that tries desperately to emulate the silly playfulness of producer James Gunn, only to fail miserably
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