Supergirl
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: November 21, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Slater not only makes for a dull Supergirl, but she's stuck in a clumsy, silly film that tries for the light touch of Richard Lester's Superman II and fails decisively. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
Supergirl is made by people who can make a woman fly halfway around the world and can't get a plot to walk around the block. [22 Dec 1984]
25
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
If Superman was an eagle streaking across the sky, Supergirl is the result of that eagle’s bowel movement. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Jeannot Szwarc's direction is flat and uninspired, emphasizing the jokey elements without any sense at all for the material. Read full review
25
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Queasily suspended between drag theatrics (Faye Dunaway and Brenda Vaccaro camping it up on a soundstage replica of a carnival spook house) and Spielbergian wholesomeness (Canadian Helen Slater as a toothy, Aryan Ubermadchen), this is one comic-book feature that doesn't fly. Read full review
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