Reviews

Great role models for young girls, Melissa Benoist is AWESOME as Kara Danvers- Family-Friendly

*First of all, if you consider letting women know that they are equally important and capable as men are and to be self-confident offensive "feminist propaganda", then you're a terrible human and should definitely NOT be raising kids of either gender*

Supergirl captures the classic DC optimism. It can be a bit cheesy at times, and the dialog is sometimes outright painful, but overall it's enjoyable, family-friendly, positive and fun. It has it's good moments and bad. Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers is charmingly geeky in a very believable, genuine and relatable way, as opposed to a stereotype or an act - leaving you with the impression that THAT is who she really is, as opposed to a manner she's adopted as a disguise. That in itself is a refreshing spin.

*Spoiler: Yes, it's true, James Olsen is a totally chiseled, hot, adult black man. Having been a comic fan as well as a fan of the George Reeves TV series and Christopher Reeve movie franchise, a hot Jimmy Olsen was initially jarring, but you know what? It's been done THE OTHER WAY for over 75 years, so why not try something different if it can be made to work?

One sexist, clearly white male with a persecution complex has reviewed this series and asserted that this change is somehow racist against white people (I kid you not!!!) That's insane, paranoid bologna. This series, like the best, most beloved comic books have done through the decades, seeks to be inclusive and show the complex and nuanced nature of all characters - "good" and "bad" alike.

While The Flash, though also optimistic and featuring some better writing, occasionally uses language that I don't want to hear as an adult (especially in a string of episodes centered around the character Hartley Rathaway/Pied Piper), never mind would I want my children hearing/using. The fact that Supergirl keeps it clean without avoiding a range of emotions and situations definitely earns it some extra points (and an extra star from me) allowing me to take it with a grain of salt.

Not since the Blair Witch Project had I encountered a "cast" that I could care so little about that I was hoping they would all be murdered. The "story" is centered around a small group of white, privileged dolts in their early 20s who are, for some reason, searching for the fountain of youth . (Do they want to go back to being babies? Mentally, they seem to still be there)

'Director' Lev Kelman will defend this film saying "it's supposed to be bad" and that he loves "bad movies" and sought to make one. He seems to entirely miss the point that what makes "bad movies" so good is that they are earnest attempts at making good movies that for one reason or another or for a slew of them, go wrong, but are still entertaining or interesting, even if just for their oddity. But he comes across (in speaking and through his 'work') as someone who creates simply because he can, not because he should and not because he has some passionate artistic vision that needs to be realized.

The dialogue is excruciatingly painful to listen to - if it were happening on a subway car, most people would switch cars at the next stop. The 'scenes' are inter-cut with non-sequitur shots of nature with an electronic soundtrack overlaid that seems to be implying something "deep". If the film were only that, it may actually make an alright backdrop for another event, though still would be on such an amateur level that I would be surprised to see it outside of a filmmaking 101 course.

If I could give this film negative stars, I would.