Blue Beetle

2023

PG-13

2h 8m

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6.7/10

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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.

Directors

Ángel Manuel Soto

Writers

Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer(writer by)

Stars

Xolo Mariduena

Bruna Marquezine

Susan Sarandon

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Jaime Reyes …

Jenny Kord

Victoria Kord

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Milagros Reyes

Alberto Reyes

Rocío Reyes

Rudy Reyes

Nana Reyes

Khaji-Da (voice)

Dr. Sanchez

Tío Chema

Tía Maru

Tía Letty

Old Man in Airport

General Crane

Nayeli

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Directors

Ángel Manuel Soto

Writers

Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer(writer by)

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7/10

<em>'Blue Beetle'</em> won me over in the end. I wasn't personally convinced by it for large periods, not that I was finding it anything boring, irritating or anything close to that but I just wasn't really feeling the vibe. However, across the second half of the film I could feel myself gradually becoming more invested in the events onscreen. Much of the cast match each other in terms of standard, they all try and subsequently produce solid displays. I will say that I really enjoyed George Lopez's performance as Rudy, he brings a lot of life and humour to the film via that role. Xolo Maridueña is more than decent as the titular character, while Bruna Marquezine makes for a good match alongside Maridueña; even if her character's Kord family portion of the story didn't interest me as much as the Reyes', in that sense the less said about Susan Sarandon the better here - extremely meh, at best. I very much wouldn't say the filmmakers hit the ball out of the park with this 2023 release, but I can certainly see potential with the character going forward - given they are reportedly planning to continue with him within the DCU. As for this, it's a serviceable superhero watch.

r96sk20 Nov, 2023