Blue Beetle
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Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
What critics thought
Blue Beetle lands as a broadly likable but uneven superhero origin story — warmer and more grounded than much of the genre, thanks to its Latino family dynamics and Xolo Maridueña's lead performance, but critics split sharply over whether that warmth compensates for a formulaic plot and a weak villain. Enthusiasts found it a genuine breath of fresh air; detractors saw the Latino cultural identity as the only thing separating it from a conveyor-belt production.
“Blue Beetle may be frontloaded with visual fireworks that neatly meld the practical and the virtual, but it is the likable interplay between its down-to-earth characters that gives the film oomph, making it more than just a Shazam-style romp.”
Mark Kermode·The Guardian
“a likeable, if predictable, take on the superhero origin story that at no point invokes time travel, the multiverse, or a ginormous portal in the sky. And thank god for that.”
Clarisse Loughrey·The Independent
“Blue Beetle is the latest product off the superhero production line and it's as tediously familiar as rail strikes and rainy Augusts. The only thing that differentiates this DC Comics adaptation from its scores of predecessors is the fact that its characters are mostly Latino-American.”
Ed Potton·The Times
“a watchable time-waster made better by the actors and the cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski.”
Odie Henderson·The Boston Globe
“Blue Beetle might be able to soar into the stratosphere, but that feels like a hurdle the movie just doesn't clear.”
Brian Lowry·CNN Entertainment
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Ángel Manuel SotoDirector
Xolo MaridueñaJaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Bruna MarquezineJenny Kord
Susan SarandonVictoria Kord
Raoul Max TrujilloCarapax
Belissa EscobedoMilagros Reyes
Damián AlcázarAlberto Reyes
Elpidia CarrilloRocío Reyes
George LópezRudy Reyes
Adriana BarrazaNana Reyes
Becky GKhaji-Da (voice)
Harvey GuillénDr. Sanchez
Jorge JimenezTío Chema
Bobby KrlicComposer
Gareth Dunnet-AlcocerWriter
Pawel PogorzelskiCinematographyBlue Beetle
Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.
What critics thought
Blue Beetle lands as a broadly likable but uneven superhero origin story — warmer and more grounded than much of the genre, thanks to its Latino family dynamics and Xolo Maridueña's lead performance, but critics split sharply over whether that warmth compensates for a formulaic plot and a weak villain. Enthusiasts found it a genuine breath of fresh air; detractors saw the Latino cultural identity as the only thing separating it from a conveyor-belt production.
“Blue Beetle may be frontloaded with visual fireworks that neatly meld the practical and the virtual, but it is the likable interplay between its down-to-earth characters that gives the film oomph, making it more than just a Shazam-style romp.”
Mark Kermode·The Guardian
“a likeable, if predictable, take on the superhero origin story that at no point invokes time travel, the multiverse, or a ginormous portal in the sky. And thank god for that.”
Clarisse Loughrey·The Independent
“Blue Beetle is the latest product off the superhero production line and it's as tediously familiar as rail strikes and rainy Augusts. The only thing that differentiates this DC Comics adaptation from its scores of predecessors is the fact that its characters are mostly Latino-American.”
Ed Potton·The Times
“a watchable time-waster made better by the actors and the cinematography by Pawel Pogorzelski.”
Odie Henderson·The Boston Globe
“Blue Beetle might be able to soar into the stratosphere, but that feels like a hurdle the movie just doesn't clear.”
Brian Lowry·CNN Entertainment
Genres
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Ángel Manuel SotoDirectorXolo MaridueñaJaime Reyes / Blue BeetleBruna MarquezineJenny KordSusan SarandonVictoria KordRaoul Max TrujilloCarapaxBelissa EscobedoMilagros ReyesDamián AlcázarAlberto ReyesElpidia CarrilloRocío ReyesGeorge LópezRudy ReyesAdriana BarrazaNana ReyesBecky GKhaji-Da (voice)Harvey GuillénDr. SanchezJorge JimenezTío ChemaBobby KrlicComposerGareth Dunnet-AlcocerWriterPawel PogorzelskiCinematographyStream
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