The lower-stakes, family-oriented comedy is a shift away from the multiversal stories of recent DC box office disappointments like Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash, which seems to be one reason why it's resonating with critics thus far.
Blue Beetle has notched an impressive 83% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing — quite a cut above The Flash and Shazam 2's underwhelming scores of 64% and 49%, respectively.
Many critics who attended an early screening of Blue Beetle noted that while the movie's story is slightly bloated with a few too many characters, its theme of family bonding and emphasis on Hispanic culture elevates the overall experience. Most reviewers agreed that Maridueña's portrayal of the young superhero carries the plot while others criticized director Angel Manuel Soto for flat and lifeless direction. Despite this positivity, the film is still projected to score low numbers at the box office, following a trend of recent DCU flops in the wake of Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash.
Per Rotten Tomatoes, Jaime Reyes' first live-action movie has earned a Tomatometer rating of 83% off of 80 reviews. While the audience score has yet to be logged, the movie is on track to being one of the DC Universe's best-reviewed films yet. "Led by Xolo Maridueña's magnetic performance in the title role, Blue Beetle is a refreshingly family-focused superhero movie with plenty of humor and heart," reads the official description provided by Rotten Tomatoes.
MOVIE INFO
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. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the Super Hero BLUE BEETLE.
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