Blue Beetle

"Succeeds with a mix of ’80s-Style VFX and low stakes."

"Entertaining and emotional."

"There’s a perkiness that’s hard to resist."

"The plot is boilerplate and the superhero is not particularly compelling. At least his family members steal the show."

"At least it’s better than Black Adam?"

"For every mention of revolutionary direct action, there is a scene with a stereotypical trope, so I'm not convinced that the film takes a major step forward in terms of representation."

"A mostly by-the-numbers origin story with underwhelming VFX."

"Broad and endearingly kid-friendly in its humour."

"Give it a few more drafts and Blue Beetle may have emerged as something extraordinary."

"Brings new life to DC."

"There may be bolder DC superhero movies, but... Blue Beetle sure is the nicest one in a while."

"Authentic, funny, sometimes formulaic."

"Feels fresh, with welcome bits of political bite and funny takes on the genre’s over-familiar conventions."

"There’s life in the old DCEU yet."

"(Soto and Dunnet-Alcocer) prove that a smaller scale, lighter approach within the DC Universe can work."

"Turns out to have heart, soul, and some serious politics."

"It’s dim, and it’s dull."

"Blue Beetle works, basically, and that puts it ahead of the game for most DC Comics-derived movies."

"A heartwarming, crowd-pleasing comic book flick."

"Soto can congratulate himself on bringing freshness to an often turgid genre but the problems are pretty typical."