Review Slams 'Supergirl' as Worst-Scripted DC Film, Giving Krypto 72 Hours to Live
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Updated · Variety · Jun 24
Review Slams 'Supergirl' as Worst-Scripted DC Film, Giving Krypto 72 Hours to Live
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 24
Summary
A new review calls Milly Alcock’s “Supergirl” a flat, generic misfire, arguing its revenge-and-rescue plot never becomes compelling despite constant action.
Two thin stakes drive the film: Krypto is hit with a poison dart and has 72 hours to get an antidote, while Ruthye Marye Knoll hunts Krem after he kills her family.
The critic says Kara Zor-El is reduced to a one-note, “punk rock” drifter, while villain Krem and the film’s “Mad Max” and cantina-style creature design feel derivative rather than fresh.
James Gunn had said DC would avoid superhero fatigue by waiting for rock-solid scripts, but the review argues this second DC Studios outing delivers one of the worst scripts in recent comic-book movies.
Jason Momoa’s Lobo and brief scenes with David Corenswet’s Superman provide flashes of energy, yet the review says director Craig Gillespie still turns the film into “product” instead of a distinct superhero story.