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Bee Movie (2007)

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Reviews Counted:162

Fresh:83

Rotten:79

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Bee Movie has humorous moments, but its awkward premise and tame delivery render it mostly forgettable.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Childrens

US Box Office: $126,597,121

Synopsis: Touted as Jerry Seinfeld's first major project since the 1998 end of his long-running eponymous TV series, 2007's computer-animated BEE MOVIE stars the popular comedian as the voice of Barry B.... Touted as Jerry Seinfeld's first major project since the 1998 end of his long-running eponymous TV series, 2007's computer-animated BEE MOVIE stars the popular comedian as the voice of Barry B. Benson, a young bee eager to explore the world outside of his hive. As he discovers how people live in New York City, he befriends a human florist, Vanessa Bloome (Renee Zellweger), and becomes outraged at the selling of honey, leading to a lawsuit and, of course, plenty of Seinfeldian misadventures. Helmed by directors Steve Hickner (THE PRINCE OF EGYPT) and Simon J. Smith (a member of the SHREK creative team), BEE MOVIE lightens Seinfeld's notoriously stinging humor for a family audience, while staying true to its inherent New York-bred quirkiness. This leaves room for the film to feature impressive (if anatomically incorrect) bug-oriented CGI animation and a solid supporting cast that includes Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, and Ray Liotta (who plays a honey-peddling animated version of himself). Although it inhabits some of the same insect-populated territory as A BUG's LIFE and ANTZ, BEE MOVIE also nods to THE GRADUATE (admittedly a Seinfeld favorite) in its restless protagonist, resulting in a playful and thoroughly entertaining film that even manages to work an environmental message into its colorful palette. [More]

Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman

Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Alan Arkin, Kathy Bates, Larry King, Barry Levinson, Rip Torn, Colin Quinn, Oprah Winfrey, Ray Liotta

Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith

Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Screenwriter: Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, Andy Robin
Producer: Christina Steinberg, Jerry Seinfeld
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Seinfeld the professional cynic has become Seinfeld the environmental crusader. Who'd have thunk it?

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
02/01/08
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
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I was thoroughly entertained in this lively burst of nonsense that has little agenda except to amuse

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
11/30/07
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The hyperactive comic randomness is deadening

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

A consistently amusing bit of animated whimsy from funnyman Jerry Seinfeld that has the observational comic's fingerprints all over it.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
08/14/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
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Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
10/29/08
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

Personally, I think I liked "nothing" better.

Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

... may not be "about nothing," but it is not about much more than the puny pun in the title.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/05/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

A kids movie with a moral, that's rare!...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
06/08/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

...tries mightily to be cute and cuddly, and in this regard it succeeds...at least for kids.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
05/27/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Seinfeld's pleasingly idiosyncratic comic voice comes through in the haphazard, slaphappy storyline. [Blu-Ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
05/26/08
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

[T]his comedy provides sporadic chuckles but, you'll pardon the expression, drones on for much of its running time.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
05/01/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Bland, watered-down Seinfeld-ian humor for kids, amusing at best, grating at worst.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment 2 Comments
04/17/08
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

Relentlessly uneven yet basically entertaining...

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04/10/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Without a particularly strong storyline and loaded with only modestly enjoyable gags, it putts along like a familiar old jalopy, reasonably likeable if eminently forgettable.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/01/08
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Bee Movie is a solid mix of comforting gags, clever language and a meandering plot that doesn't seem to have enough gas to stretch out into a full feature.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
03/26/08
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

never sappy, often clever, and always great to look at. In short the perfect vehicle to keep the kiddies (and their adults) amused while getting across a well-framed message about species interdependence

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03/25/08
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

Bee-boundaries are so last-year and fans are likely to understand it in Seinfeldian-hysterical terms. To the rest of us it's an overstretched been-there, seen-that concept.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
03/12/08
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Decade-old leftovers reaching for laughs.

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03/11/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

I can't believe I'm going to say it, but this film is as busy as a bee.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/04/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
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