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Bookmark this pageBee Movie (2007)
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Movie review
From Time Out London
It’s something of a coup that Jerry Seinfeld has managed to mangle together 90 minutes worth of semi-decent bee jokes for his feature-writing debut. Alas, it’s probably the only noteworthy aspect in this otherwise waxen slab of digitally animated anthropomorphism which is little more than a series of loosly linked sketches with the odd celebrity cameo (does Sting count?) squeezed into the process for adult viewers. Seinfeld lends his shrill but solipsistic ‘Noo Yoik’ drawl to the voice of Barry B Benson, a sprightly honeybee determined to break free from the punchclock tedium of hive life in order to experience the outside world. In doing so, he makes the shock discovery that humans harvest and consume the honey which so many of his bee brethren have toiled to produce. He decides to file a lawsuit against the entire human race.
Where a film like ‘Ratatouille’ had the good grace to counterbalance some of its more far-fetched plot machinations with a surfeit of wit and wisdom, ‘Bee Movie’ piles up the big asks without once stopping to offer the point to all of this. Passes the time, but undoutedly one for the little ’uns.
Author: David Jenkins
Time Out London Issue 1947: December 12-18 2007
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- Thomas said...
- Posted on Jun 05 2009 20:34 Watching it at the moment and I gotta saw it's the most retarded thing ever. I suppose it's got the capacity to subdue audiences... but meh
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- Angela said...
- Posted on May 16 2008 12:53 My two young daughters loved it. Animation was great for my littlen who doesn't usually sit still & the older one thought it was funny & so did I. So all round a great family film. You'll love it!
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- ulf said...
- Posted on Apr 08 2008 13:55 i really hate the movie. the movie sucks
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- artist said...
- Posted on Apr 06 2008 11:37 I s2 u *christina steinberg*
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- Tom said...
- Posted on Feb 23 2008 12:40 Boring, did not get the plot. My son liked it, although I assume only the visual part rather than the jokes which were not really funny at all. I guess, one has to like Seinfeld. I don't. One star because I have to.
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- Angela said...
- Posted on Feb 17 2008 13:46 Did not like this at all. I almost fell asleep during it. My two boys loved it though. Will give two stars cause boys like it.
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- lizzzlee said...
- Posted on Feb 14 2008 11:02 A great movie! I really enjoyed it, put a smile on my face.
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- vivien the cooley said...
- Posted on Feb 01 2008 18:48 a cool film my mum and me went to see it and thought it was so funny!
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- DeEGeE said...
- Posted on Jan 25 2008 18:14 absouloutely the best
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- Jesse said...
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Posted on Jan 24 2008 14:04
I Thought It Was A Good Film! Dragged On Abit On Some Things And You May Get More Out Of It If You Are 5-13.
Was Quite Good On The Whole So Only 3 Stars For Me - Report as inappropriate
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- jojo said...
- Posted on Jan 19 2008 11:44 brilliant, kids and adults loved it.
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- lorna!! said...
- Posted on Jan 16 2008 23:03 got too excited and forgot to put the rating
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- lorna!! said...
- Posted on Jan 16 2008 23:02 omg i loved it!! i had to actually stop my self from laughing brillaint especially the kevin guy! i wanted to see it again as soon as i saw it
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- femna said...
- Posted on Jan 12 2008 17:43 e kisha hanger krejt bre. tung
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- motra said...
- Posted on Jan 12 2008 17:43 shum mir
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Cast & crew
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Producer: Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg
Genre(s): Children's, Comedy, Fantasy
Rated: U
Duration: 90 mins
UK Release: Dec 14 2007
US Release: Nov 2 2007
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