Supergirl's Rotten Tomatoes Scores Split Critics and Audiences

Supergirl, the second film in James Gunn's DCU, opened to spirited social-media reaction but mixed critical response. Reviewers largely praised Milly Alcock's portrayal of the lead, while criticizing a weak script, muddled action direction and one notably bad needle drop.

On Rotten Tomatoes the film's audience score sits at 76% fresh from more than 1,000 certified user reviews, while the critical score is 58% — an 18% gap between audiences and critics. By comparison, Superman logged a 90% audience rating and 83% from critics (a 7% gap), and audiences favored Superman to Supergirl by at least 14%.

Other recent examples with sizable divides include Captain America: Brave New World (46% critics, 75% audience, a 29% gap) and Wonder Woman 1984 (57% critics, 73% audience). Audience scores can be uneven measures: they are sometimes targeted by review-bombing campaigns, particularly against female-centric projects, and Rotten Tomatoes has implemented more detailed verification processes for user reviews.

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