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Supergirl Review‘Superman’ won our hearts last summer; ‘Supergirl’ only managed to break them. Where ‘Superman’ felt grounded and true to its comic-book spirit, ‘Supergirl’ rarely connects. It is not an outright disaster, but it’s a tired, uneven effort that entertains in short, scattered bursts.
Language: English /Hindi
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz
Supergirl Review
The script is the film’s biggest problem. Its attempt at feminism feels superficial—more slogan than substance—and the director, Craig Gillespie, never finds a decisive or nuanced way to sell that theme. If you’re going to foreground feminist ideas, they need depth and context; here they often come off as hollow posturing. The opening line—“Why is Supergirl still a girl and not a woman while Superman gets to be a man and not a boy?”—sets a confrontational tone that the movie treats as radical feminism, but the film fails to interrogate or develop that idea meaningfully.
Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El is presented as a world-weary survivor of Krypton, traumatised by the loss of her parents to a catastrophic radiation leak. She arrives on Earth with only her canine companion, Krypto. The plot kicks into motion when a villain, Krem of the Yellow Hills, injures Krypto with a poisonous dart. Kara then pairs reluctantly with a young alien, Ruthye Marye Knoll, and embarks on an interstellar quest for vengeance and an antidote to save her dog. The premise could have driven a potent, character-driven journey, but the screenplay rarely mines emotional truth from Kara’s trauma or the moral complexities of revenge.
The film adapts Tom King’s acclaimed graphic novel miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2021–22), yet it struggles to translate the comic’s depth to screen. Grittiness—drinking, abrasive behavior—seems to be used as shorthand for toughness and “feminism,” which reduces a rich political and social movement to a fashion statement. Being a rude hard-drinker does not make a character feminist or interesting; here it just feels clichéd.
On the plus side, Krypto the dog is genuinely endearing, and at least the film spares him from the fate that might have raised the emotional stakes. But a sympathetic pup can’t compensate for muddled themes, thin character work, and a lackluster narrative drive.
Verdict:
Supergirl squanders its source material and potential. With a weaker script, shallow thematic treatment and inconsistent direction, it is underwhelming—occasionally watchable, but disappointing overall.
Rating: 1.5/5
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