Super Girl (2026)

I am not saying this movie is underrated or some sort of masterpiece, but it has taken a lot of unnecessary criticism. I heard people call this movie a disappointment or a film with nothing going on and I don't agree. I think a lot of people expect this to be James Gunn's Superman part 2, when in reality it's feels more like a movie tie in back up story to Gunn's Superman movie from last year. It's a fun story that gets you on board with this take on the Supergirl character. It doesn’t really push the character forward or the DC films forward.

As someone who is halfway through the book this movie is based on, this movie feels like it should have been an eight part miniseries like HBO Max's The Penguin. There is no depth to this film, it just feels like it is running to the next scene. This film is too concerned with getting through the plot to worry about developing it's characters. If I was a Supergirl fan that would be very frustrating, especially since the flashbacks feel like they are supposed to do that. They kind of do, but they mostly left me asking more questions. If you told me that there was another half-hour or hour left on the editing room floor I would believe you.

It's got enough fun action scenes that I can't write this movie off. Jason Momoa is pretty good as Lobo and I don't even like that character. I think this movie is going to do crazy numbers on basic cable and streaming, this has all the makings of a future TNT/TBS/USA Network classic. This a great movie to fold laundry to on a weekend afternoon. You will be folding your clothes and Supergirl will be folding up her enemies. I call that a win win.

If you like superhero movies then I recommend seeing this, but you can wait for streaming on this one. My review is a C.