Is Blue Beetle just another middling, forgettable superhero film? Or does it contain some special magic that others do not.

Starring Cobra Kai star Xolo Mariduena as Jaime Reyes, the film has a commitment to telling an ethnically diverse story.

With a cast that includes Mexican superstar Adriana Barraza as Jaime’s nanna, and Mexican-American comedian George Lopez as Uncle Rudy, Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord and Susan Sarandon as Aunt Victoria and directed by Angel Manuel Soto, who gave us Charm City Kings, the film focuses heavily on family. But will that be enough to survive James Gunn’s DC Studios shake-up?

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