It’s a bug’s life

DC’s latest superhero movie might leave you feeling a little blue

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➜BLUE BEETLE When unemployed college graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) finds himself in possession of a mysterious alien artefact, he is transformed into a reluctant superhero. Just to make matters worse, Kord Industries CEO Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon) wants to use the artefact to help build an army of technologically advanced soldiers and will stop at nothing to get her hands on it. DC’s Blue Beetle is a relentlessly generic superhero movie. Outside of a commitment to Latino representation on both sides of the camera, and some undeveloped themes of class warfare, there’s nothing here you haven't seen done before – for good or ill. So, while the action feels like reheated leftovers from Iron Man and Spider-Man films, Susan Sarandon’s lifeless turn as the film’s villain brings back unfortunate…

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Home Cinema Choice (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2024

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