For any actor, who takes any role as a super hero, with just about all of them requiring some mostly embarrassing costume, a new high in low has been hit with the new movie “Blue Beetle”, where the main character Jaime Reyes played by Xolo Maridueña, wears a blue beetle suit. This embarrassing costume probably ranks second place to all actors who wore red underpants to play Superman.
The idea behind this superhero suit comes with some kind of a secret and not fully explained blue beetle metal medalion, that when released can possess a human being by attaching itself to their face. Once possessed the person can fly and emit some kind of a powerful light ray to defend themself. Fundamentally there is nothing different and new enough with the story or special effects in this film. that we have not seen before in better movies, starting with the Ironman Franchise.
The cast of Blue Beetle consists of almost entirely Mexican American actors including Bruna Marquezine, Damián Alcázar, Adriana Barraza, George Lopez, Belissa Escobedo, and Elpidia Carrillo. In what is probably the worst example of miscasting I have ever seen in any movie, much less a major superhero movie, the actress Susan Sarandon plays the evil owner of the electronics company that is trying to invent killer robots for the military and also trying to kill the entire Reyes family. Why cast her, when the entire cast of this film is Mexican? Considering this fact, I am surprised Sarandon took this role in the first place.
I was surprised to see the above average 75% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, as this movie is at best a run of the mill below average superhero film that has little chance of a sequel. My rating is about 60% and a solid pass for this one.
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