Blue Beetle

2023 Drama
66%

An ancient relic of alien biotechnology known as the Scarab chooses college graduate Jaime Reyes as its symbiotic host. He is transformed into the superhero Blue Beetle, who is protected by a suit of armour. However, powerful businesswoman Victoria Kord will stop at nothing to acquire the Scarab. Fantasy adventure based on the DC Comics creation, starring Xolo Maridueña and Bruna Marquezine

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Blue Beetle' is fine, if completely unoriginal

An alien relic chooses Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) 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. However, billionaire industrialist Victoria Kord (Susan Sarandon) will stop at nothing to retrieve the relic, including putting Jaime's family (Belissa Escobedo, Damián Alcázar, Adriana Barraza) in mortal danger...

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