Pour one out for Supergirl. The latest DCU installment from the Gods and Monsters chapter got hit by online troll attacks, mixed reviews, and a disappointing opening weekend. Not what Warner Bros. wanted as a follow-up to last year’s Superman.
Here’s the thing — it’s actually a pretty good movie. Not great. And in today’s superhero market, “pretty good” doesn’t get people off their couches and into theaters. They’ll just wait for streaming.
Ana Nogueira wrote the script, a holdover from the old DCEU plans for a standalone Supergirl film. The character appeared in the finale of 2022’s The Flash, played by Sasha Calle. When James Gunn and Peter Safran took over and launched the soft reboot, the project got reimagined. Craig Gillespie — director of Lars and the Real Girl and I, Tonya — signed on to direct.
The cast is solid. The action sequences land. But the script tries to do too much. It’s carrying origin story weight while also plugging into the larger DCU setup. That drags the pacing in the second act.
Some of the best moments are small character beats, not set pieces. Gillespie clearly knows how to get performances out of actors. The problem is the movie around those performances.
In a less crowded superhero field, this gets a fairer shake. Right now? It’s a decent movie that landed at the wrong time.
