June 26, 2026

The signs that "Supergirl" might be a small mess arrive fairly early on in its run, but with such a plucky and strong-willed heroine at its center, it's a movie we nevertheless want to like. In fact, even with a questionable start, we're compelled to give "Supergirl" the benefit of the doubt and hope that it's simply biding its time before amounting to something worthwhile. Surely the movie wasn't going to be as trivial and goofy as its first few scenes suggest, in which a drunk, powerless, and isolated Supergirl (wearing plain clothes) stumbles around, vomits, nurses a hangover or two, eats cereal, and watches "Casablanca" alongside her trusted dog Krypto. Certainly, the movie would give her something more interesting to do, right? Kind of, but not really.