1/8/2024 0 Comments Bee movie cast janet benson![]() ![]() ![]() This idea is admirable, and maybe would’ve been entertaining and interesting to watch, had the motivations behind this movie not been so shallow and the execution so poor. In this newest adaptation from Amazon, Camila Cabello stars as the titular character who wants not to dance with the prince, but to run her own business selling handmade dresses. It’s not a classic by any means, but it’s still an entertaining movie.The newest in a long line of Cinderella adaptations, Amazon’s Cinderella (2021) prizes girlbossification above the very story it tries to adapt. There haven’t been a lot of good movies that the whole family can enjoy in a while, so “Bee Movie” is a welcome film. It was like Seinfeld and the writers thought of a few funny short scenes for a court case, an airplane, etc and then strung them together to make the “Bee Movie” script. Towards the end it jumps from a courtroom in New York to the Tournament of Roses Parade in California to an airplane and back to New York. The movie goes from a character drama to a spy movie to a courtroom drama to an adventure. ![]() The storyline also seemed a bit disjointed at times. If there’s not some sort of bug action happening on the screen, “Bee Movie” tends to get dull .at least until Seinfeld cracks a joke. This was further reinforced by my 2 (nearly 3) year old son bailing out of his seat and inspecting the theater floor. It was about 45 minutes into the film before I thought the movie really hit its stride. “Bee Movie” is also a bit slow getting going. However, that’s not really the case here. But like the onslaught of penguin movies, they can sometimes do something new and different. “Bee Movie” follows this formula exactly and brings little to the table other than Jerry Seinfeld. Most of them follow the same formula of your hero character who is tired of living the colony life and wants to break out and be his own bug. Between “A Bug’s Life,” “Antz,” “The Ant Bully,” and the others, the concept has been done to death. I’ve got to say I’m a bit burned out by animated bug movies. ![]() As the cameras follow Barry and the bees flying through the sky I couldn’t help but imagine what it would have looked like in a 3-D presentation. I kind of wish “Bee Movie” had been in 3-D. Another scene where Barry lands on a truck windshield along with Chris Rock’s mosquito also presents a lot of opportunity for jokes. A hilarious scene where Barry duels a grocery store worker wielding a thumbtack helps pick up that pace of the story. There are a few fun action scenes as well. Sting also has some funny moments as well as Larry King. He obviously is capable of laughing at himself as he comes across as a violent lunatic in the movie. Ray Liotta has a brief but hilarious appearance in the courtroom. One of the surprisingly fun parts of “Bee Movie” is the cameos. While their whole romantic subplot was a bit stupid, they still end up being a great on-screen duo. She has a number of funny lines and the animators really managed to capture some of her mannerisms. And as strong as Seinfeld is in the film, Renée Zellweger more than holds her own with him as Vanessa Bloome. He’s got some funny bits with courtroom humor, airplane humor, and of course bee humor. Without his touch, this movie would have tanked. The entire script is filled with little jokes here and there that are pure Seinfeld. What really raises “Bee Movie” to the next level is Jerry Seinfeld’s humor. And any movie that both adults and kids can enjoy together earns big points in my book. The 2 year old got a little bored, but otherwise we all had fun. I took my three kids to it and they were all entertained. ![]()
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