1 of 6 | Milly Alcock is "Supergirl," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC
LOS ANGELES, June 24 (UPI) -- Supergirl's cameo at the end of last year's Superman introduced a different take on the heroine from the 1984 movie and six-season TV series. Supergirl, in theaters Friday, makes a strong case for the new Supergirl.
Kara Zor-El (Milly Alcock) is turning 23 sometime this week, and is getting drunk on planets with red suns that don't give her superpowers (or metabolism). Into one such bar enters Ruthye (Eve Ridley), a 13-year-old seeking revenge on the brigand Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) who murdered her family.
Kara doesn't want to get involved but she doesn't like seeing big aliens bully Ruthye. Then Krem shoots her dog, Krypto, with poison, so now Kara has to find him in three days to get the antidote.
Between Kara's sarcastic sense of humor, and her begrudging partnership with Ruthye, this Supergirl is more like a buddy cop movie. Alcock's delivery is impeccable, and adjusts her bravado depending on the scene partner, from bimbo to confrontational.
