Blue Beetle Review: Superheroes get their mojo back – but is it too late?
Let’s not dwell on it. Superhero movies have been on a downward trajectory for some time. Recent efforts, like Shazam: Fury Of The Gods and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, have looked tired and ragged round the edges, the fatigue spread to audiences and the result was plain to see at the box office. Take a look at the formulaic poster for DC’s Blue Beetle, and you’d think yet more of the same was on its way. You’re in for a pleasant surprise.
Teenager Jaime Reyes (Cobra Kai’s Xolo Mariduena) returns to Palmera City after graduating from college, but it’s not as he remembers it. At home, his dad’s health is failing and the family are facing eviction while, under the domination of an ambitious multi-national corporation, the city has lost its way. Then an ancient relic called the Scarab falls into his hands and chooses him as its host – whether he likes it or not. Its powers are such that it can cover him with a high-tech suit of armour, turning him into a superhero, but that company desperately needs the Scarab to develop a new law-enforcement robot. So Jaime has to protect it, using any and every means at his disposal.
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