Supergirl review: Milly Alcock stars in a light, accessible superhero film without DC's usual baggage
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Peter Bradshaw
Summary
A review of the new Supergirl film starring Milly Alcock, who joins with Eve Ridley's Ruthye to fight an evil intergalactic human trafficker. The review notes the film is a sprightly and sparkling superhero story without the usual confusing DC backstory, while also touching on the sexual politics of the "Supergirl" vs "Superman" naming convention. The article is a relatively short review at 540 words.
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bskySupergirl review: Milly Alcock stars in a light, accessible superhero film without DC's usual baggagetheguardian.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe sexual politics of perceived female maturity has always been a problem in this particular set of superhero films.
Quite why Kara Zor-El gets to be a 'supergirl' while Kal-El gets to be a 'superman', despite not being that much older, is not obvious.
The issue is in fact pre-emptively raised here in an early scene, but the dialogue breaks off without the question being explicitly resolved.
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