What distinguishes this better than half-decent comedy is its detailed insight into the bee brain
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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.
Theatrical Release:Nov 2, 2007 Wide
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.... [More]
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman
Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
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Reviews for Bee Movie
Seinfeld the professional cynic has become Seinfeld the environmental crusader. Who'd have thunk it?
02/01/08
Bee sure to see this.
01/22/08
This curiously flat animated comedy simply doesn't have the sparkle one expects from a Jerry Seinfeld project.
01/12/08
Anyone smarter than a fifth grader will get a kick out the ingenuity, stellar animation, and relentless higher level humor (what, no poop jokes?) of a film that will reward multiple viewings.
01/02/08
Cleverly acted and beautifully rendered, "Bee Movie" is another animated triumph from the studio that brought us "Shrek."
12/15/07
Given the amount of talent involved – Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Rip Torn, and Seinfeld himself – it all feels like a terrible waste.
12/14/07
Amusing and likeable, but scarcely memorable.
12/14/07
The best we can award is bee minus.
12/14/07
What a treat to see a comedy that starts funny, is funny in the middle, and ends funny - unlike the usual Hollywood model in which all the humour is used up in the first act setting up the premise, and then winds down into sentimentality.
12/14/07
Sadly the animation fails to bee-dazzle – often looking a bit flat. Overall, it has to be a Bee-plus.
12/14/07
This DreamWorks film is not the sliced-bread marvel it has spent an enormous amount of money pretending to be. But it must be said that Seinfeld’s script is a thing of wonder.
12/14/07
The animation is fine, the plot accessible enough for youngsters and it clocks in at a snappy hour and a half.
12/14/07
Events veer from the apocalyptic (the near-extinction of America's flowers) to the inexplicable (the finale is a parody of an 'Airport' movie), all presented with a glib yada-yada sense of inconsequentiality.
12/14/07
Bright, sunny and almost instantly forgettable, even Jerry Seinfeld can't stop Bee Movie from boldly going where far too many CGI animations have gone before.
12/14/07
Whatever happened to no hugs, no learning? It’s enough to bring you out in hives.
12/13/07
Passes the time, but undoutedly one for the little ’uns.
12/13/07
Bee Movie has its moments but all in all there is very little sting in its tale.
12/13/07
The depth of talent in the cast and gag writing shines through, but it’s only just enough to take your mind off of the flat animation.
12/13/07
Amusing comedy with likeable characters, colourful animation and several great gags, though the script isn't as focussed as it should have been.
12/13/07
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