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676 'Supergirl' Movie Criticized for Script, Poor Visual Effects

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 06/28/2026 11:34 EDT

'Supergirl' Movie Criticized for Script, Poor Visual Effects

The Onion joked the new movie Supergirl is about a hero who must single-handedly save the world "after the catastrophic collapse of interest in the genre."


Unfortunately, The Hollywood Reporter says the film's reviews "range from negative to tepid praise (averaging a 58 percent Rotten Tomatoes score)."


Many point fingers at the film's script, with Variety's line — "a comic-book movie with the worst script I can remember" — going viral... Not to pile on, but there's another recurring gripe from the rev

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