Miss (but really cute) – Starring Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick
Barry B. Benson has just graduated from Bee-academy College and has become worried about his role in the world. In order to find himself, Barry takes a trip outside the hive. Once outside, he violates the most important bee rule: Never talk to humans. Barry becomes friends with a human named Vanessa who is a florist in New York City. As they become better friends, Barry discovers that humans consume honey. Barry then decides that it is time for him (and the other honeybees) to get a cut of the honey making profits.
Bee Movie is exactly what its title assumes, a “B” movie. This is the movie you might see after a feature length film or this movie might be cut down to 10 minutes to make it a short film that would appeal to all audiences.
Instead of a short film, this movie is feature length. There is nothing wrong with the movie being a feature, but what is wrong is the target audience. I found myself wondering who the target audience was and what exactly the movie was trying to say. I found the most interesting part of the movie was when Burt Bee came on to talk about how the honeybees are dying off and we need to do something about it.
Ultimately, the animation was cute, the dialogue was delightful, but the story was missing. I guess the writers strike started earlier than intended.
Bottom Line: A visually stunning and adorable movie doesn’t make up for a poor script.
Rated PG for mild suggestive humor, and a brief depiction of smoking.
Animated Comedy
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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