Supergirl (2026) Review

After her small cameo in Superman last year, I have been heavily anticipating Supergirl and the film came out last week. After getting through the heatwave, I found the chance to watch the film earlier today and here is my review for Supergirl. The premise of the film sees Supergirl team up with a new ally in order to aid her and save her closest ally. 

Main Character

Milly Alcock plays Supergirl and she is the best part of the film. She has lots of charisma and charm here and it makes her a fun character to root for. I think the film does a decent job in explaining her story and I thought this was a really fun new protagonist. 

Supporting Characters

David Corenswet as Superman was involved in the marketing and he is a glorified cameo but actually, I think it was a really effective appearance. They explore some interesting concepts and ideas and Corenswet is still awesome in the role. 

Jason Momoa gets his wish to play the Bounty Hunter Lobo and he is awesome in all the scenes he is in. He isn't in the film loads and there isn't really a great reason for him to be in the film but who cares because he is really good. 

Eve Ridley plays Ruthye and unfortunately her character is one of the weak elements of the film.  She is meant to be a sidekick to Supergirl but she is so bland and the writing for her is really undercooked. This made her an important part of the film that didn't click for me. 

Matthias Schoenaerts is the villain here as Krem and he is super bland and just you generic supervillain. There is nothing unique about him and nothing memorable about him which makes him utterly forgettable. 

Story

The story is okay. I liked Kara's story and I thought the mixture of her present day arc and her flashbacks on Krypton worked really well and I kind of wished we got a little more of it, and her character motivations are very personal and something everyone can relate to. But the rest of the story is bland and lacking any real substance. The villain is just here because we need a villain and the rest of it has little depth. 

Script

The script does have some fun and emotional dialogue. But I can't really tell if it is just Alcock's charisma or if it is good writing. It definitely missed at times and I would have liked some better writing to really give the actors more to work with. 

Style

The film looks decent enough, with different locations and some decent action scenes. I also thought the film breezed by and it is nice to have that. However, there was some really poor CGI used and there isn't really any memorable action scenes. The pacing, though fast is a bit all over the place and I think the film tries to do so much that it can't fit it all in. 

Overall

Overall, Supergirl is an Above Average Superhero Film. I think it is just totally serviceable which is a shame. Decent lead but I think this is a step back for the relatively new DC Universe. It is okay and I think it has good bits but I wouldn't rush to watch it and just wait for it to come to HBO Max. 

Rating - 6/10