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:14-12-2007
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
Reviews for Bee Movie
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 8/10 |
Bee sure to see this. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Given the amount of talent involved – Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Rip Torn, and Seinfeld himself – it all feels like a terrible waste. Full Review |
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Amusing and likeable, but scarcely memorable. Full Review |
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The best we can award is bee minus. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Sadly the animation fails to bee-dazzle – often looking a bit flat. Overall, it has to be a Bee-plus. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The animation is fine, the plot accessible enough for youngsters and it clocks in at a snappy hour and a half. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Whatever happened to no hugs, no learning? It’s enough to bring you out in hives. Full Review |
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3/6 |
Passes the time, but undoutedly one for the little ’uns. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Bee Movie has its moments but all in all there is very little sting in its tale. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Amusing comedy with likeable characters, colourful animation and several great gags, though the script isn't as focussed as it should have been. Full Review |
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2/5 |
What Bee Movie really lacks is a compelling hero. Seinfeld is essentially playing himself, so what we get is a stand-up comedian in a black and yellow sweater. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Enjoyable fun even if it's not particularly original. Full Review |
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Click to read the article Full Review |
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The hyperactive comic randomness is deadening Full Review |
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3/4 |
A consistently amusing bit of animated whimsy from funnyman Jerry Seinfeld that has the observational comic's fingerprints all over it. Full Review |
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