Supergirl: A wobbly flight

Supergirl (2024) • View trailerThree stars (out of five); rated PG-13, for strong action violence and occasional profanityAvailable via: Movie theatersBy Derrick BangIn and of itself, the notion that Kara-El (Milly Alcock) has become a self-destructive tear-away is appropriately poignant. Kara (Milly Alcock, left) repeatedly tries to protect Ruthye (Eve Ridley), by insisting thatshe remain safe, but the plucky, sword-wielding young woman refuses to be left behind.Unlike her older cousin Kal-El (Superman), who had the benefit of loving step-parents and a pastoral Midwestern upbringing, Kara’s backstory is laden with emotionally crippling tragedy (and is faithful to established Super-family lore). No surprise, then, that she spends most of her time on red-sun planets, where her powers are erased, enabling her to indulge in rash behavior and endless drunken binges.(That said, the notion that she wasn’t killed long ago, while hanging out amid such ill-advised company, is the first sign of…