The plot: When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Supergirl reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion for an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.
I was anticipated this new DCU film for the majority of this year.
This film was pretty Good.
Pros: Milly Alcock was good as Supergirl showing she is opposite to superman. Her bonding with Ruthye was genuine & cute. Jason Momoa rocked as Lobo. I care emotionally for Kara & Ruthye’s Journey throughout. I enjoy the superman’s cameos. Pacing was very good. It largely follows to the source material, but it missed some elements & I like the changes to the ending.
Cons: The colour palette was too graded & eerie compared to the comic book. The plot was simple but became forgettable as it went along. Krem of the Yellow Hills was trash as the villain. Also, lobo was unnecessary to the main narrative. There’s were disappointment of not a lot of memorable action set pieces. & most of the film flew by quite fast to one scene to the next.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Produced by Peter Safran, James Gunn
Written by Ana Nogueira
Based on Characters from DC Comics
Starring: Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet & Jason Momoa.
Cinematography: Rob Hardy
Edited by Tatiana S. Riegel, Fred Raskin
Music by Claudia Sarne
Production companies: DC Studios, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment
The Casts:
- Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El / Supergirl:
The cousin of Superman who was raised on a chunk of the destroyed planet Krypton and watched everyone around her die, making her a more jaded person than her cousin, who was raised on Earth by loving parents. Because Kryptonians are healed and gain powers from yellow suns, Kara likes to party on planets with red suns where she can get drunk. Producer James Gunn envisioned Supergirl as a “pixie-ish, but very attitudinal character”. Both Gunn and Gillespie described her as being an antihero. - Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem of the Yellow Hills: The leader of the Brigands, a group of space pirates and human traffickers.
- Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll: A young girl who recruits Kara on her journey to avenge her family’s death at the hands of Krem.
- David Krumholtz as Zor-El: Kara’s father, who is a scientist on the Kryptonian city of Argo.
- Emily Beecham as Alura In-Ze: Kara’s mother.
- David Corenswet as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: Supergirl’s cousin and a survivor from Krypton who lives on Earth as a superhero. Gillespie stated that his relationship with Kara can sometimes be “this almost older-sibling dynamic and that can be adversarial” and noted that whereas Superman is gentle and patient, Kara is uncertain.
- Jason Momoa as Lobo: An alien mercenary and bounty hunter from the utopian planet Czarnia. Momoa previously portrayed Arthur Curry / Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) from 2016 to 2023.
Additional roles include Ferdinand Kingsley as Elias Knoll, Ruthye’s father who was killed by Krem; Diarmaid Murtagh as Drom Baxton, the Brigands’ second-in-command; and Clara Rosager, Heather Agyepong, and Alice Hewkin as the Sklarian Raiders. Seth Rogen makes a voice cameo as a small alien Kara encounters on a space bus. Supergirl’s super-powered dog Krypto also returns from the DCU film Superman (2025).
I still recommend watching this film in cinemas.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
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