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.
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Xolo Maridueña
Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle
Bruna Marquezine
Jenny Kord
Susan Sarandon
Victoria Kord
Raoul Max Trujillo
Carapax
Belissa Escobedo
Milagros Reyes
Damián Alcázar
Alberto Reyes
Elpidia Carrillo
Rocío Reyes
George López
Rudy Reyes
Adriana Barraza
Nana Reyes
Becky G
Khaji-Da (voice)
Director
Ángel Manuel Soto
Tagline
"Jaime Reyes is a superhero whether he likes it or not."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$104,000,000
Revenue
$130,788,072
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Safran Company, DC Films
Manuel São Bento
August 16, 2023
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition Blue Beetle follows the usual superhero origin formulas, being extremely predictable, and lacking narrative creativity, but all these issues are well-compensated by a proudly Latino cast that offers exceptionally genuine performances - Xolo Maridueña is quite impressive - and by the magnificently...
scherbakovx
August 21, 2023
⁃ Some months before release: 'Nah, it looks too mediocre, I don't even know who this Blue Beetle is. Okay, at least he has a sword from Final Fantasy!' ⁃ Some days before release: "Wow, what is it? Good rating? Now I'm hooked!" ⁃ Some minutes after leaving the cinema: "Ooohhhh........" In a few words, I didn't like it. Blue Beetle looks like a superhero origin combined with Iron Man, Venom, ...
CinemaSerf
August 30, 2023
Maybe this should just have been called the "Blue Bottle" after the annoying blowfly that buzzes around annoyingly to no apparent purpose? Susan Sarandon (why?) is the megalomanic corporate mogul "Kord" who is out to create a super-soldier ("OMAC") using an extra-terrestrial scarab that can synergise an human being with an almost indestructible endo-skeleton. Fortunately for all of us, her cleanin...
Yvonnelim99
September 20, 2023
Blue beetle is very awesome!! WoW!👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Admiral Toad
September 24, 2023
The Good: Light-hearted and family centric. Love story does not involve a centuries old god. Overall a very positive message. The Bad: Very stereotypical superhero story-line. Big CGI villain and some pretty uninteresting fight scenes.
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