Hideo Kojima has returned with another film review, and it looks like a pretty positive verdict on Supergirl.
The DC movie has disappointed at the box office so far, but it certainly seems to have the Kojima seal of approval.
"I saw Supergirl in IMAX. It wasn't a 'superhero movie' about saving the Earth through self-sacrifice as 'justice' confronts 'evil.' It was a coming-of-age story about saving oneself, Kara, as she struggles with her own trauma," he wrote on Twitter. "Structurally, it feels less like Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), where everyone is driven purely by survival instinct beyond notions of good and evil, and more like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), where heroes, villains, and scoundrels all converge."
Now, a typical rule of thumb for Kojima's reviews is that, the longer the review, the more positively he feels about the movie or show. His Madame Web review, for example, was just six words long – while he never actually posted his review of The Electric State, which might be even worse.
Plus, Kojima appears to have followed Supergirl actor Milly Alcock on Instagram, as spotted by a fan.
Supergirl stars Alcock as Kara Zor-El, on a mission to save her dog Krypto from a lethal poison.
The film debuted to just $68 million worldwide, lower than notorious flop Morbius's $84 million opening weekend.
"While Supergirl didn't meet our box office expectations, it's just one component of a broader, long-term strategy at DC Studios that we remain confident in," DC Studios co-president Peter Safran has said of the result.
The film also scored poorly on Rotten Tomatoes, earning the first rotten score for the DCU. Our own Supergirl review awarded the movie 3.5 stars, with our verdict reading: "Superman's messier younger cousin in every way, Supergirl earns its Guardians of the Galaxy and Mad Max comparisons with a surprisingly dark (and sometimes downright gross) space adventure about revenge and finding your home."
Supergirl is in theaters now. For more, check out our guide on how to watch the DC movies in order to catch up on all the films so far.
