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Bee Season (2005)

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Reviews Counted:102

Fresh:43

Rotten:59

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Bee Season is an intelligent, but frustratingly distant and diffuse drama about family dysfunction.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic elements, a scene of sensuality and brief strong language.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 11, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $1,141,752

Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel by Myla Goldberg, BEE SEASON follows a family of seekers, each of whom is looking to God, transcendence, or love, in their search for something greater than... Based on the bestselling novel by Myla Goldberg, BEE SEASON follows a family of seekers, each of whom is looking to God, transcendence, or love, in their search for something greater than themselves. Eleven-year-old Eliza Nauman (Flora Cross in a promising debut) is on her way to becoming the national spelling bee champion, much to the delight of her heretofore somewhat dismissive father, Saul (Richard Gere). A professor of religion who wrote his thesis on Jewish mysticism, Saul has previously shown more interest in Eliza's older brother, Aaron (Max Minghella), a serious-minded young scholar and cello player. In what soon becomes clear is his customary manner, Saul takes control of Eliza's spelling career, and focuses on her to the exclusion of the rest of his family. Meanwhile, his wife, Miriam (Juliette Binoche), is quietly facing a spiritual crisis, and unbeknownst to her family is engaging in petty thievery in her quest for beauty and salvation. Saul is unwilling to admit that anything is wrong-and thus out of his control-while the unmoored Aaron turns to the beatific Chali (Kate Bosworth), a hare Krishna, for spiritual sustenance and comfort. As Saul attempts to tap Eliza's uncanny knack with words and create a pipeline to God according to the tenets of an ancient Kabbalah scholar, Eliza blames herself for everyone's troubles. As the final competition draws nigh and the family disintegrates, however, it might just be that Eliza is the only one who can save them. [More]

Starring: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Kate Bosworth

Starring: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Kate Bosworth

Director: Scott McGehee

Director: Scott McGehee
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
08/31/07
Jam! Movies

Words and letters may hold all the secrets of the universe, but 104 minutes wasn't enough to hold and resolve all the secrets and mysteries of Bee Season.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
09/08/06
Camerin Courtney
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
Empire Magazine

Perhaps the film's disparate subplots are given due attention in the book, but it all feels unfocused and jammed together here.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
02/21/06
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)
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02/09/06
Time Out

A well-told, enjoyable and insightful film, but its not necessarily as revelatory as its makers seem to think.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
02/04/06
Joe Utichi
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01/28/06
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01/17/06
Sydney Morning Herald

Os dez minutos finais de projeção parecem pertencer a um outro filme. Bem ruim, por sinal.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
12/22/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Something like a dream Madonna might've had while she nodded off during Spellbound...

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
12/08/05
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly
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12/06/05
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A visual feast, but a spiritual famine.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
12/06/05
Hanh Nguyen
Hanh Nguyen
Zap2it.com

We're knee-deep in tastefully presented balderdash.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ian Grey
Ian Grey
Orlando Weekly

This is second-rate Hallström, drama plus whimsy that, when rubbed together, creates not friction and fire, but a nubbing-down of both elements.

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12/06/05
Kimberly Jones
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