Bee Movie

2007·91 minPG·English

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6.15449%3.0/5

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Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind. What will happen next?

What critics thought

Bee Movie landed in mixed-review territory on release, with critics broadly agreeing it is pleasant but lightweight — nowhere near Pixar's best work of that year and a step below what Seinfeld's pedigree promised. The comedy has its moments of loose, recognizably Seinfeldian wit, but the central romantic premise between a bee and a human struck several reviewers as a structural problem the film never solved.

“Bee Movie feels phoned in on every level. The images, usually computer animation's biggest draw, are disappointingly average. And as for the funny stuff, well, that's where you were supposed to come in.”
Desson Thomson·The Washington Post
“It is really, really, really hard to care much about a platonic romantic relationship between Renee Zellweger and a bee, although if anyone could pull it off, she could.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
“The vibe is loose-limbed and fluky, and the gags have an extra snap that's recognizably Seinfeldian. If I believed in a sitcom afterlife, I'd swear the whole thing was cooked up by Kramer and George's dad.”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“It's on the easygoing level of Surf's Up, and a full tick up from, say, Over the Hedge or The Ant Bully. But given the Seinfeld pedigree it's something of a disappointment.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune

Genres

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

From the studio

DreamWorks Animation