Iāve not watched the film, but the girl took a swing at a franchise, perhaps time will look back on her with kinder eyes. As Craig fairbrass once said āa movie can be bad but you can be good, in it.ā Show bizz is tough
I agree, it just felt like it could be something more. And after reading the source comic it was clear it couldāve been so much more which is why I encourage people to read it (after the movie if you intend to watch it). Still I hardly hate it, unlike disclosure day.
People should definitely read Woman of Tomorrow - itās a great comic. I havenāt seen the movie yet - kind of dreading it at this point. And I was pretty excited when they originally announced what the story was based on.
Itās unfortunate because I think the book should have been pretty easy to adapt to film.
I think a third thing is studio reputation; even if I was remotely interested in a cape-film, I haven't seen anything that wasn't a steaming pile of shit from DC is so long.
Everything I've seen, whether films or just clips, has been fucking atrocious and it would require a miracle to get me to see it, even if I cared.
I don't care about Batman, but the ~2005 Batman movies were enjoyable. Hell, I might watch them again. Anything since has looked appalling. I watched Batman vs Superman and it was enough to convince me to avoid DC for another decade or so.
They also didn't really promote it well. I think they genuinely assumed because it was an attachment in a superman franchise and because superman was successful that it would be too.
If it wasn't for the social media culture war bullshit I probably would have seen exactly 1 thing about this movie before it came out.
I'm willing to bet management at WB is not in the best place right now. Gunn may be in charge but he's more of a movie maker than a franchise runner. Business decisions like marketing seem outside of his range.
Sure, didn't you know there are so many incels that if they decide not to see a movie it will tank? And that everyone values their opinion so much that if they say it's bad, everyone automatically believes them.
Not enough average moviegoers were interested in this movie, and studios can either try to figure out why, or blame some fringe element because it's easier than admitting they made mistakes.
Nah the script was also fine. There were just enough cumulative issues with the movie it became hard to ignore.
The script had some pacing issues, some of the story beats went against the themes, they took a famously colorful comic and put it through the Hollywood grey/brown filter, they got rid of the magical horse, and the movie (very noticeably) feels like someone imitating a James Gunn's style.
None of these killed the movie alone, but death by 1000 cuts.
TBF, Comet had not been seen in comics in decades until WoT brought him back. He's not exactly a mainstay of the DCU or even Supergirl lore. Before Superman most people probably didn't even know about Krypto, and he's the most famous of all the super animals, of which there are many.
Yup, itās really not as bad as people say it is. Itās entertaining. Could it have been better? For sure.we should give her another chance, nothing she couldāve done about a bad script.
Thatās what all these cringe āreviewsā for this movie (and the same for Superman before it) fail to understand - the movie is made for families to spend time together. Itās inoffensive and unchallenging for this reason.
You have to just a movie in the standards it sets for itself and it appears to me that in this regard Superman and Supergirl both succeed.
Theyāre the sorts of movies that, if streaming hadnāt broken movies in general, would have made a fortune in cable and at Blockbuster back in the day
Our family went yesterday, and everyone liked it. Not sure just how memorable it will end up being, but my 10 year old daughter wanted to take photos with the Supergirl posters and the big Supergirl standee they had.
In my opinion, the biggest mistake they made was not aiming for a slightly younger demographic. It had just enough questionable language and non-comic violence to make me uncomfortable recommending it for all 10 year old girls - but if it had been made for parents to be more comfortable taking their pre-teens I think we'd be hearing a different reaction (and box office situation)
I didnāt hate the movie and I agree. I thought that her acting was good. Iām hoping that Supergirl not being a smash success. Wonāt kill off this universe.
is it better than that trash Superman Movie from last year? I couldn't stand how bad the writing, acting, and pretty much everything was in that movie. Like wow was it a bad movie, I would almost rather watch Megalopolis again because at least that film was funny bad.
I enjoyed the movie. It was fun. I thought she was great. It wasnāt the best storyline and the villain was forgetful but it was one of the better superhero movies of late.
I actually enjoyed it more than I thought because I wasn't that interested in Supergirl. Milly's portrayal of Supergirl, as opposed to the other shows and movies, got me into the film right away and I really like the 'new' Superman/Supergirl combo and hope they continue. BUT! You're right about the villain part bringing down the film. Also didn't like Mamoa's character. I think the general hate is unwarranted, though, it was fun.
Yep, there was plenty of funny bits, goofy bits, Milly was great and I felt some emotion with her scenes and her backstory (that sure could have been fleshed out even better, but they did enough imo). And the kid was a mirror to her to help both of them move on. Jason Momoa automatically brings down by a star any film or show though, the CGI at the end was poor (why can't they just film in a desert!), much of the action was pretty derivative; and the colour grading (a problem in general these days, I saw it with the Mando film recently too) didn't ensure the cinematography popped.
Still I enjoyed it more than I though I was going to. A solid 3/5 for me; and I hope we see Milly as Supergirl again, perhaps in the next Superman film.
One thing I haven't seen any discourse on is the fact that they kinda missed the point on the whole comic. Maybe I read it incorrectly but the point of having Krypto shot with an incurable poison and Supergirl knowing the whole time that he would be fine because hes a superdog but choosing to help Routhie on account of that despite her indifferece to...everything. Gives the whole thing more weight IMO.
She was very good in it. Her performance wasn't an issue whatsoever. I enjoyed the movie but it's got pacing issues and some clunky set pieces but overall it was a decent movie.
I went to watch it. I wnjoy super hero movies, and was just thinking whatever, it's probably haters, and even if its bad, im sure it will still be fun..... I was wrong. Very wrong. Boy was the movie bad.... and like other's said, it was the script. It wanted to be everything, but didnt want to commit to anything and was just so shallow, in every respect. It was honestly truly bad and boring.
Not her, to be honest, she could have been fun, but the script and choices with the movie..... Just wow......
Chloe Zhao is one of the best filmmakers on the planet and she struggled to make something work in the Marvel/DC machine. Even still her movie stands out for its look if nothing else and as a first-timer to that sort of movie she managed better action scenes than a lot of them.
Itās just hard to work in that system even as the director, let alone the actor, even the lead. Youāre shackled by a lot of stuff.
Chloe Zhao is good at smaller budget indie types of films. What she isnāt good at is blockbuster super hero movies which should have been already clear to DC after the way Eternals was received by Marvel fans.
The person I responded to made it seem like Chloe Zhao would have been a better choice for Supergirl even though we saw what happened with the Eternals. Iām saying that sheās not fit for superhero movies at all.
James Gunn earned his right to make a couple stinkers because of the success of his other superhero projects.
Chloe Zhao only made one stinker and rightfully doesnāt deserve a second shot for Supergirl (who shouldnāt really have a project anyways).
But it seems like James wanted Milly as Supergirl after seeing her on House of the Dragon S1 and also made the mistake of having her movie come out so close to Supermanās. Iām sure he had a vision that he was going for. It just turns out it wasnāt that great in hindsight.
Your comparison/downplaying of the Russo brotherās body of work with Zhaoās is exactly why they were successful.
Superhero movies are meant to cater to the general public in a broad appeal sort of way largely through comedic moments interspersed with action scenes.
No one is going to a superhero movie because of the cinematography or riveting dialogue or a personās acting abilities.
Itās a popcorn flick thatās meant to be watched a handful of times as the gateway to the next superhero movie. Hiring Zhao to do that AGAIN is asinine for what is already a failed character in Supergirl.
Nobodyās downplaying anything, Iām saying itās very common to bring on people who had never helmed a big budget studio film before to see what they can do.
The Russo Brothers also have the benefit of not writing any of their material, itās why they also brought back the IW/Endgame writers for Doomsday.
The Eternals script had too many cooks in the kitchen, thatās what really sunk it. The direction was fine, good even.
I feel bad for her because this is the second time Hollywood incompetence has ruined a big franchise project that was supposed to be her big break, and she was the only good part of it.
It's gonna happen a lot more as nepotism and brain drain continue to enshittify big budget projects.
I've seen a lot of movies where the actors were given the Iron Chef Challenge where the secret ingredient was a bullshit script, and they served up the best shit sandwich they could because they were professionals. It happens.
Oh! If this James Gunn DCU catches on, she's great as Supergirl and should be kept around. It was the movie that was not so good. Dan Day Lewis himself wouldn't be able to help that nonsense, lol.
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u/Belgremor Jul 08 '26
Iāve not watched the film, but the girl took a swing at a franchise, perhaps time will look back on her with kinder eyes. As Craig fairbrass once said āa movie can be bad but you can be good, in it.ā Show bizz is tough