'Supergirl' Wins Praise for Milly Alcock but Divides Critics

Superflat: Milly Alcock is great as Supergirl—but the film around her is a bore

After seeing Supergirl, I think Milly Alcock is a good choice for the title role. I also think the movie is kind of boring. I didn’t hate it—but I didn’t like it. It’s a flat movie that is just sort of there, without really entertaining or nourishing your brain. Alcock is supremely let down by a script that saddles her Supergirl with a drinking problem and major mommy/daddy issues. I’m all for the notion of Supergirl, aka Kara Zor-El, being the …

AT THE MOVIES: Supergirl struggles to stand on her own merits

Milly Alcock anchors DC’s latest big-screen reboot, but Supergirl lands as a middling origin story that, despite a polished production, leans heavily on familiar beats

Supergirl Review: Milly Alcock Makes It Worth the Ride

Despite a predictable story and uneven action, Milly Alcock proves she's the right Supergirl for DC's new era. The post Supergirl Review: Milly Alcock Makes It Worth the Ride appeared first on Metro Weekly.

Supergirl Review: Milly Alcock Shoots For The Stars, But The Movie Fails To Soar

Milly Alcock delivers a star-making performance as Supergirl, but this is all feeling a bit too familiar. While David Corenswet’s Superman is on Earth doing the Big Blue Boy Scout thing, his younger cousin Supergirl (Milly Alcock) is out here living her intergalactic van life with her BFF, the mischievous super-dog, Krypto. While Supes fights for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow, Kara Zor-El spends her time drinking in alien dive bars on pl…

‘Supergirl’ Review: Milly Alcock Leads a Far-From-Super but Watchable DC Entry

This is not James Gunn directing (he's producing), but the filmmaker’s imprint is all over it, and not in a way that does the film too many favours... The post ‘Supergirl’ Review: Milly Alcock Leads a Far-From-Super but Watchable DC Entry appeared first on Screen Realm.