Blue Beetle Praised for Being 'Perfectly Cast', 'A Great Time at the Movies' and 'A Love Letter to Latino Culture' in First Reactions
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The release of Blue Beetle is creeping up, and first reactions are slowly dropping.
Featuring Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Guillén, Becky G, Raoul Max Trujillo, Yuli Zorrilla, Elpidia Carrillo and more, Blue Beetle follows Jaime Reyes as an alien relic chooses him to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero, Blue Beetle as per IMDb.
So far, the film has been praised for being 'perfectly cast', 'a great time at the movies', and 'a love letter to the Latino culture'.
Here's more of what people had to say
Happy to report that @angelmanuelsoto’s #BlueBeetle is definitely a great time at the movies! Not only is it a fantastic introduction to Jaime Reyes as a character/hero, but also a love letter to the Latino culture, that focuses on family as its foundation. @bluebeetle 1/3 pic.twitter.com/ieVw0DSR2Z
— Fico (@FicoCangiano) August 11, 2023
#BlueBeetle is a MASSIVE win for DC & an electric introduction to the first hero of the DCU. Xolo Maridueña's charismatic star making performance confidently anchors this intimate synthwave journey of family, heritage, & purpose. A fresh and endearing spin on the origin story! pic.twitter.com/BlpXS2iKFl
— Griffin Schiller (@griffschiller) August 11, 2023
.@Xolo_Mariduena is perfectly cast, @georgelopez made the entire theater laugh out loud many times, and the rest of the cast is excellent. Really impressed with the movie and hope it’s a big hit for #DC so we can see more with the Reyes family. pic.twitter.com/rXWb5rXRU5
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) August 11, 2023
I was so profoundly moved how the film also captured our latinidad and nuance. A star is born in Xolo Maridueña and I hope he continues in the role in the future DCU.
— Umberto Gonzalez #BlueBeetleBattalion🪲💙 (@elmayimbe) August 11, 2023
#BlueBeetle is an electric and thrilling ride, Xolo Maridueña was born to play Jaime Reyes! It's a spellbinding origin story, made and steered by the excellent Angel Manuel Soto. Loved the film and what it teases about the future of DC. pic.twitter.com/jEG4GXGTjQ
— Ben Rolph / TheDCTVshow (@TheDCTVshow) August 11, 2023
#BlueBeetle is fantastic fun. Funny, surprisingly heartfelt with a star making turn by Xolo Maridueña. The kid has IT. Director Angel Manuel Soto makes Latinos' supposed "invisibility" into a full-on superpower. Truly inspiring. I also want the Abuela origin story now! pic.twitter.com/zj3uSThJbl
— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) August 11, 2023
Impressed by the pop culture details & historical references in BLUE BEETLE. From MACARIO, to CRONOS, and El CHAPULÍN COLORADO. But even more so that the infamous School of the Americas is integral to the story. This is the work of filmmakers who know & care about Latin America. pic.twitter.com/Li7ZTK629m
— Carlos Aguilar (@Carlos_Film) August 10, 2023
Blue Beetle crawls into theaters on August 18.
