I'm curious how Blue Beetle will ultimately fare. Wonder Woman taught us that in a genre so adherent to a single formula, the little touches that add character go pretty far from separating the good from the great. Blue Beetle is twinned with The Flash, both by accounts here fairly good films especially by the standards of the genre. Yet…
I'm curious how Blue Beetle will ultimately fare. Wonder Woman taught us that in a genre so adherent to a single formula, the little touches that add character go pretty far from separating the good from the great. Blue Beetle is twinned with The Flash, both by accounts here fairly good films especially by the standards of the genre. Yet of course The Flash couldn't outrun its star or the circumstances of the large DCEU.
Blue Beetle looks to be the polar opposite. I can't think of any actor with as much goodwill than Xolo Maridueña. At least the cast of the Flash could promote their film! It's one more cruel twist that the overlapping strikes will prevent Maridueña from working any sort of magic on behalf of his film. Truly a cursed scenario.
Maybe the film will have some legs at the box office, maybe it will find its niche on cable reruns. I don't think much more is possible.
I'm curious how Blue Beetle will ultimately fare. Wonder Woman taught us that in a genre so adherent to a single formula, the little touches that add character go pretty far from separating the good from the great. Blue Beetle is twinned with The Flash, both by accounts here fairly good films especially by the standards of the genre. Yet of course The Flash couldn't outrun its star or the circumstances of the large DCEU.
Blue Beetle looks to be the polar opposite. I can't think of any actor with as much goodwill than Xolo Maridueña. At least the cast of the Flash could promote their film! It's one more cruel twist that the overlapping strikes will prevent Maridueña from working any sort of magic on behalf of his film. Truly a cursed scenario.
Maybe the film will have some legs at the box office, maybe it will find its niche on cable reruns. I don't think much more is possible.