James Gunn's Supergirl film receives mixed reviews

The DC Universe sequel *Supergirl*, directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, has drawn sharply divided criticism. Reviewers praised Alcock's energetic performance and highlighted the film’s ambitious interstellar set‑pieces, but they faulted the screenplay for a flat revenge plot involving human‑trafficking villains, a desaturated visual style, and a tone that drifts toward Zack Snyder’s darker space‑opera sensibility. One critic noted that “the most consistent criticism of James Gunn's rebranded DC Universe is that he's been trying too hard to get each individual franchise to fall in line with the *Guardians of the Galaxy* formula.”

The movie’s narrative hinges on Kara helping a teenage victim, Ruthye, track down the trafficker who killed her parents, while racing to save Krypto the dog from a lethal poison. Critics argued that the film struggles to balance its comedy‑action ambitions with the heavier storyline, producing a “generic space‑opera” that fails to distinguish itself from its influences. The mixed reception adds to concerns about the overall direction of Gunn’s DC plan, following a modest box‑office performance by the preceding *Superman* (2025).