A lesser-known DC character comes to the big screen, along with the culture that informs him — which gives this generic superhero movie a welcome sense of purpose
Hopper Stone/SMPSP/Warner Bros., done in a way that isn’t particularly distinguishable from a million other comic-panel-to-screen blockbusters. This is Stock Superhero Cinema 101, done in a manner that’s functional but almost instantly forgettable. Or it would be, if the entire multiplex-friendly template wasn’t a sort of secret conduit to something extra.knows what it needs to do, i.e.
In other words, it’s not just that Jaime Reyes is the first Mexican-American superhero with his own solo film — which is indeed a victory unto itself. It’s the fact that this new addition to an extended universe exists in an environment totally informed by, and reflecting back an experience that doesn’t usually get this sort of cinematic real estate.
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