There’s troubling news for DCU fans, as the upcoming Supergirl film has been met with a wave of poor reviews. Early critical reactions point to a project struggling to gain traction
With the review embargo now lifted on the latest DCU release, the numbers paint a grim picture: a 49 score on Metacritic from 38 reviews and just 59% on Rotten Tomatoes. Those tallies signal a rough start, leaving fans and the studio facing an uphill battle against critical reception.
Variety’s review cuts deep, offering a brutal takedown of the film
James Gunn said he wasn’t going into production on any movie until the script was rock-solid. For that was the overriding problem with the superhero overkill era: The films had lousy scripts, which were used as grids on which to layer the visual effects.
Gunn was right to want to take the comic-book genre back to well-structured screenwriting basics. So what has he done in his second DC outing? He’s given us a comic-book movie with the worst script I can remember.
movie written by Ana Nogueira—an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter known for Never Here (2017) and the short We Win (2018), as well as the plays Empathitrax and Which Way to the Stage—has upcoming credits that include writing DC’s untitled Teen Titans and Wonder Woman films, along with New Line Productions’ untitled Baby Love Project.”
Early reactions suggest the film is struggling to connect with audiences, raising doubts about whether it can recoup its hefty $175 million budget and go to $200m — especially when compared to last year’s James Gunn‑helmed Superman, which grossed nearly $620 million worldwide against a $225 million budget
Supergirl is currently tracking an opening weekend projection of $40–$45 million. Yet with critics voicing concern, the film’s trajectory remains uncertain, and much will depend on whether strong word of mouth or the broader momentum of the DCU can stabilize its box‑office path.
