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Critics are giving this mixed reviews


Sample Reviews:

If even a low-stakes, fairly derivative superhero movie like this can charm thanks to its warm Hispanic perspective and winning supporting cast, there’s plenty of hope yet for the genre -- bugs and all. 2.5/4 - Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Ultimately, it devolves into the kind of chaotic clash of robot-suited antagonists that has become, in this era of the comic movie, demoralizingly repetitive and, dare I say it, boring. 2.5/4 - Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

The emotional beats are strenuous yawns, the crashing lack of novelty disguised desperately, but not well. It’s dim, and it’s dull. 1/5 - Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph (UK)

Blue Beetle never loses sight of the community it seeks to honor, not once pandering nor offering surface-level representation of what it means to be Latino. B+ - Yolanda Machado, Entertainment Weekly

With deep roots in Latin American culture and a tone that blends Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop with Marvel’s quip-based comedy (before it wore out its welcome), DC’s latest movie succeeds entirely on its own terms. - Jake Kleinman, Inverse

While this hero might sound like a mash-up, Blue Beetle breaks the mold by celebrating Jaime's greatest strength, his family, rather than defaulting to a story about yet another brooding solo knight. - Kristy Puchko, Mashable


Thoughts?

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more positive than mixed

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Agreed.

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Interesting how the first two reviews end with exactly the same rating (2.5/4), yet have such different opinions.

'If even a low-stakes, fairly derivative superhero movie like this can charm thanks to its warm Hispanic perspective and winning supporting cast, there’s plenty of hope yet for the genre -- bugs and all. 2.5/4 - Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Ultimately, it devolves into the kind of chaotic clash of robot-suited antagonists that has become, in this era of the comic movie, demoralizingly repetitive and, dare I say it, boring. 2.5/4 - Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post'

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Dissenting critics who refuse to march in lockstep with the woke mob will surely be labeled waycist for their diversity of thought.

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The movie is unquestionably derivative which is one of the main criticisms so in this case I believe they receive a pass of the social faux pas

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