When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
What a complete NOTHING of a movie. I'm sorry, I've been rooting for Gunn's DCU since day one, and I really loved Superman (2025), but this is NOT a good sign. First of all, this fails horrendously as an adaptation of the original book, so much of the nuance and poignancy is totally lost with the changes they make, both to the narrative and Kara's character. Second, this script just feels unfinished. The dialogue is so trite, the conflicts don't mean anything, and the action scenes are so shallow. The editing in this film is also shockingly terrible, I could not figure out what was happening in half of these fight scenes.
The cast is fine, I think Alcock and Momoa are good choices and I hope to seem them again, and David Corenswet IS my Superman, he nails it in every scene he's given.
The needle drops, oh no the needle drops. Clearly trying to replicate the Gunn style without a hint of any of his substance, this film is chocked full of misplaced pop music accompanying totally weightless action scenes. Seriously, that final action scene featuring that cover of The Middle is just laughable, what were they thinking. This film wants to be everything Guardians of the Galaxy was without understanding why that story and those characters work.
This film's utter failure at the box office, hopefully, should send a message to DC that they need to do better. The goodwill accrued through 2025's Superman isn't enough to get audiences to sit through mediocrity (also, maybe don't release your second film in between Toy Story 5 AND Minions and Monsters, they really should have given this like a September release).
I still have hope for Clayface and Man of Tomorrow, but a misfire this big occurring this early and with a character being set up to be this major is a horrible sign of things to come.
Milly Alcock is a fantastic Supergirl and does her best with what she's given. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of her and hopefully properly exploring Kara and Clark's dynamic.
Some of the issues I have with this movie stem from issues I had with the source material. But then there are a number of deviations from the source that don't make sense. The final, major difference from the comic to have Kara kill Krem is controversial to say the least. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. Not sure why the color palette and visuals are so drab considering the source material features some of the most stunning art of any comic in the past decade. All that is to say, this is not a good adaptation of Woman of Tomorrow, but it was perfectly okay as a movie otherwise.
Can't say I'm excited about the DCU going with Kara's pre-Crisis origin. I've always been one who prefers a variation of her modern origin story.