HOLLYWOOD—I have to be honest; I was not so gung-ho about watching the superhero flick “Supergirl.” Why? Well, I’m not the biggest “Superman” fan, so a spinoff involving a character not as potent didn’t have me skipping to the movie theaters. With that said, the movie “Supergirl” has some things going for it, but it also has some things not working in its favor.

Taking on the role of Kara Zor-El aka Supergirl is Milly Alcock. Never heard the name, but Milly does a fine job in the role of a character that I’m sure most people have heard of. If you read comic books, you absolutely know the character. Is she as iconic as Superman? No and that may be the problem with this movie.

When the audience first meets Kara, she is partying it up on a planet with a bunch of beings that not even I understood. I hate to say it, but Kara felt like a drunk struggling to try to figure out her life as she celebrated her birthday week. Kara is in her 20s and trying to find out life, and in comes Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), as a young girl aiming to avenge the deaths of her family as a result of the Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).

How can I describe the villain? A alien with a penance for human trafficking. Yeah, that was a bit dark and something I didn’t even expect to say the least. I will tell you what the problem is with “Supergirl” that narrative is quite weak because its a focus on Krypto, Supergirl’s beloved dog who is poisoned by the Krem and has less than 3 days to find an antidote before he dies.

So its a quest to save a dog, but in the process, Kara assists Ruthye, who is a young girl struggling with how to navigate life with this major change. Kara is like a mentor to Ruthye and that is something the movie SHOULD have focused on a bit more. I loved Ridley in the role because she brings heart to this movie that was desperately needed. Why? Its dark. I could not understand the cinematography for this movie because I felt like I was watching a horror movie, where nearly 40 percent of the movie I had trouble understanding what I was seeing.

This is becoming a big problem with Hollywood they are filming movies with bad lighting; I can understand if the scene requires darkness, but it can’t be so dark that the audience doesn’t even know what they’re looking at, c’mon. Yes, it was fun seeing Jason Momoa as Lobo, but even that iconic character can’t save the movie that just needed a bit more juice. You know what it lacks?

A good villain; the villains here are sorta laughable and that’s a shame because this is a franchise that could have legs. The movie has a ton of fight sequences that are well choreographed and fun to watch; it’s an exciting element that will give moviegoers what they want in an action-flick.

The box-office performance doesn’t bode well for a sequel, but that doesn’t mean it’s not possible, but unless “Supergirl” recoups its budget, don’t bank on seeing Kara Zor-El in another solo outing, maybe an appearance in the next “Superman” movie is more likely.