Blue Beetle

2023 128 min ★ 6.6 Action, Science Fiction, Adventure

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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Cast

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)

Details

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

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

August 16, 2023

★ 7/10

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...

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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, ...

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CinemaSerf

August 30, 2023

★ 6/10

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...

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Yvonnelim99

September 20, 2023

★ 7/10

Blue beetle is very awesome!! WoW!👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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Admiral Toad

September 24, 2023

★ 6/10

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.