Blue 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.

Cast

Xolo Mariduena

as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle

Bruna Marquezine

as Jenny Kord

Susan Sarandon

as Victoria Kord

Raoul Max Trujillo

as Carapax

Belissa Escobedo

as Milagros Reyes

Damián Alcázar

as Alberto Reyes

Elpidia Carrillo

as Rocío Reyes

George López

as Rudy Reyes

Adriana Barraza

as Nana Reyes

Becky G

as Khaji-Da (voice)

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

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 offer...

scherbakovx

⁃ 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 fe...

CinemaSerf

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 synergis...

Yvonnelim99

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

Admiral Toad

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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