Film: Supergirl [2026] – Milly Alcock, David Corenswet, Jason Momoa

Supergirl has all the ingredients to be great. Milly Alcock is the perfect casting, but the story and execution are just not there.

Starring Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Jason Momoa, and others, DC Studios’ Supergirl suffers from the plague of no direction that is infecting most films in the past 2 years.

John Wick meets Superman, the film sets the bar high, but then ends up repeating the same exact beats from its first five minutes, that keep getting repeated for the whole runtime.

I don’t know the source material, and I don’t have any interest in comparing the movie to the comics, so my review is only based on the movie itself.

The film is meant to create a distinction between Supergirl and her cousin. Sadly, it doesn’t do that job well enough. While skimming over her trauma, the film narrows its focus on powering Kara, removing her powers, and doing the same thing all over again. Two cycles in, the film became very very predictable.

In addition, throwing in Lobo there is completely useless besides for additional comic relief. Thing is, Kara and Krypto were already doing that on their own. If anything, the film diminishes any emotional heights or empowering moments and makes a joke out of them.

And yet, for all the film’s lackluster aspects, my heart swelled when Supergirl finally took off her jeans and duster and rocked that silly red-and-blue costume…because Alcock makes Kara’s disaffection more than a tough-girl pose.

Should You Watch It?

Source material aside, the new DCU movie leaps, but doesn’t soar anywhere close to the heights of the potential brewing under its surface.

Where Can I Watch It?

DC Studios’ Supergirl is now playing in theaters.