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  1. Blue Beetle movie review & film summary (2023)

    And yet, "Blue Beetle" is surprisingly politically spry; the family-bound narrative is shockingly pure; its comedy swerves away from low-hanging memeification. Instead, the film cares more about how these characters mesh. Advertisement. While the Blue Beetle character dates back to 1939, the updated, culturally specific incarnation of Jaime ...

  2. Blue Beetle First Reviews: Packed with Heart, Humor, and a Star-Making

    While it seems like just another DC superhero movie, Blue Beetle stands alone and marks a potentially new offshoot from the usual extended-universe comic book fare. The movie stars Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña as the titular Mexican-American superhero with Susan Sarandon hamming it up as the villain. According to the first reviews of Blue Beetle, it's got a lot of heart, great Latino ...

  3. Blue Beetle

    Aldo Blue Beetle is a very underrated super hero in media. This movie did him justice and I absolutely loved it! 10/10 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Mauricio ...

  4. Blue Beetle Movie Review

    Our review: Parents say ( 20 ): Kids say ( 18 ): A Latino superhero is long overdue in the DCEU, and this warm, funny adventure makes it worth the wait. Blue Beetle 's plot points are pretty familiar -- Jaime Reyes' ( Maridueña) origin story has a lot in common with that of Marvel's insect-powered character, Spider-Man.

  5. Blue Beetle Review

    7. Review scoring. good. Under Ángel Manuel Soto's direction, Blue Beetle is a superhero movie that sets itself apart within the bloated genre through the deeply connected bonds of Jaime and ...

  6. Blue Beetle review: the kind of throwback DC should have been making

    Blue Beetle is the kitschy sort of superhero throwback DC should have been making years ago. Director Ángel Manuel Soto's new Blue Beetle movie checks all the flashy, formulaic boxes Warner ...

  7. 'Blue Beetle' Review: A Hero Story That's All in the Family

    As Victoria aims to recover the beetle to create armies of destruction, Jaime must prevent her from getting it and keep his family — and the world — safe. "Blue Beetle" offers a formulaic ...

  8. 'Blue Beetle' Review: Xolo Maridueña as DC's Reluctant Superhero

    'Blue Beetle' Review: Xolo Maridueña Shines in Entertaining and Emotional DC Entry. Ángel Manuel Soto directs the first live-action superhero movie built around a Latino protagonist, with ...

  9. 'Blue Beetle' review: Xolo Maridueña DC film is authentic, sometimes

    Blue Beetle is stuck somewhere in between what is known as the DCEU (i.e. the darker, grittier movies of the Zack Snyder-led "DC Extended Universe") and the DCU (i.e. the newly revamped cinematic ...

  10. 'Blue Beetle' Review: DC Superhero Origin Story Succeeds with a Mix of

    In that light, the brisk, cheeky, unabashed gizmo-happy triviality of "Blue Beetle," a superhero origin story from the DC side of the tracks, is enough to make the film feel like a breath of ...

  11. Blue Beetle

    Blue Beetle is charming, disposable pop entertainment. Not every film needs to be a apocalyptic spectacle. Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 21, 2023. While the special effects are a little ...

  12. Blue Beetle (2023)

    Blue Beetle: Directed by Angel Manuel Soto. With Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Becky G, Damián Alcázar. An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle.

  13. Blue Beetle Review: At Least it's Better than Black Adam?

    The lack of concern that "Blue Beetle" shows for these topics is absolutely deadening, even in a somewhat kid-friendly summer tentpole that clearly aspires to the energy of a Saturday morning ...

  14. In 'Blue Beetle,' DC bulks up a TV-style superhero origin ...

    "Blue Beetle" might be able to soar into the stratosphere, but that feels like a hurdle the movie just doesn't clear. "Blue Beetle" premieres August 18 in US theaters. It's rated PG-13.

  15. 'Blue Beetle' Is the Same Old DCEU Superhero Movie

    Warner Bros. Pictures. There's a lot that's familiar in Blue Beetle, the latest from — and one of the last remnants of — a dying cinematic universe. It's a superhero origin story movie ...

  16. Movie Review: Blue Beetle, DC's Latest Superhero Movie

    Movie Review: In Blue Beetle, young Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) gains super powers after obtaining an alien scarab. This superhero movie aimed at the Latino audience seems to have genuine love ...

  17. Blue Beetle

    Movie Review. Jaime Reyes had great power thrust upon him. OK, it was actually a fast-food burger carton that was thrust upon him, but you'll get the gist in a second. ... Blue Beetle is one of those movies that should have been way better than it is. Way better! The whole Blue Beetle concept has a great comic book pedigree. And on paper the ...

  18. Blue Beetle (film)

    Blue Beetle is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle.Produced by DC Studios and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the 14th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, the film stars Xolo Maridueña as Reyes, a recent college graduate who is ...

  19. Blue Beetle

    Jaime (Xolo Maridueña) gets embroiled in a struggle for alien tech, which fuses with his body and transforms him into an insect-like war machine. by Dan Jolin |. Published on 16 08 2023. You have ...

  20. Blue Beetle Review: A Latino Infusion to the DC Universe

    Warner Bros. Pictures. The DC Universe gets a much-needed Latino infusion with a superhero origin story based on the importance of family. Blue Beetle breaks the comic book adaptation mold by ...

  21. Blue Beetle: Release Date, Trailer, Cast & More

    Blue Beetle Trailer #1 (2023) Watch on. Blue Beetle always manages to survive. That fact is a curious part of the character's longevity. Created in 1939 by Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski for Fox Comics, the character was a Mystery Man in a simple costume. His powers — initially derived by a special pill like Hourman — came to him via a sacred ...

  22. 'Blue Beetle' movie review: A hearty caper that flies above formulaic

    Blue Beetle also strikes an impressive home run against the challenge of writing a striking emotional arc for a newbie character — the film does away with the 'Blue Beetle #0 New 52 ...

  23. Blue Beetle review: a well-intentioned misfire

    Blue Beetle is an occasionally charming but ultimately forgettable, superhero film. The DC Cinematic Universe movie is now playing in theaters.

  24. Just Cause Movie Lands Blue Beetle Director And New Studio

    Blue Beetle's Angel Manuel Soto is set to direct the Just Cause movie based on the hit video game series. By Blair Marnell on May 29, 2024 at 2:00PM PDT. After spending over a decade in ...

  25. 'Just Cause' Movie in the Works from 'Blue Beetle' Director Ángel

    The video game from Square Enix and Avalanche Studios has landed at Universal Pictures with Blue Beetle dir ector Ángel Manuel Soto set to helm the adaptation. Kelly McCormick and David Leitch ...

  26. The Fall Guy Producers Are Making A Just Cause Movie

    Josh Broadwell. May 29, 2024. Kelly McCormick and David Leitch, the producers behind The Fall Guy, are making a Just Cause movie, bringing Avalanche's action shooter to the big screen, The ...

  27. Just Cause Movie: Blue Beetle Director to Helm Video Game Adaptation

    After directing last year's Blue Beetle movie for DC Studios, Ángel Manuel Soto has finally found his next major directorial project in the form of the long-delayed Just Cause movie. According ...

  28. A Just Cause movie is in production, with Blue Beetle director in

    A Just Cause movie is in production, with Blue Beetle director in charge. Destructive third-person action game Just Cause is getting made into a movie, produced by the men behind The Fall Guy and Nobody, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This isn't the first time the over-the-top explode 'em up has been in line to get the big screen treatment.

  29. Just Cause Movie Announced With Blue Beetle Director at the Helm

    Posted: May 29, 2024 2:10 pm. Universal Pictures is reportedly teaming up with Square Enix to create a movie adaptation of Avalanche Studios' explosive open-world video game series, Just Cause ...

  30. Just Cause Movie in the Works From Blue Beetle Director

    Per The Hollywood Reporter, producing partners behind Universal's recently released The Fall Guy, Kelly McCormick, and David Leitch, will produce the Just Cause video game adaptation through their ...