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Bee Movie (2007)

Bee Movie is about a rambling bee that tries to make a difference and bucks convention. While this movie is full of adorable bees, cute jokes and fun one-liners; the moral of the story is perplexing and depressing.

Barry B. Benson Bee (Jerry Seinfeld) faces the prospect of having to choose the life he will have for his entire life and decides to go out and see the world before deciding what his lifelong job will be. His friend, Adam Flyman (Matthew Broderick) does his best to convince Barry not to leave the safety of the hive, but Barry won't be swayed. He joins the pollen collectors and heads out into the clear blue sky. He meets Vanessa Bloome (Renee Zellweger), a human woman who saves him from death by boot. It is with her on a trip to grocery store that he realizes the enslavement and theft of honey by humans. Disturbed by his findings Barry decides to launch a lawsuit to protect all bee interests. His lawsuit has unexpected consequences and he is forced to revisit his stance.

The performances in Bee Movie are nothing to write home about, with two exceptions: Matthew Broderick and John Goodman. Broderick is twitchy brilliance as Flyman. His scenes are fun and charming with a side of giggles. Goodman takes the cake though. He plays the lawyer for big honey. He makes the lawyer so dirty, so strange, so fantastic. It's hard to throw an animated character into insane silliness but he could entertain an 80 year old with this performance.

Seinfeld and Zellweger were humdrum and uninspired. Jerry Seinfeld plays Jerry Seinfeld but with an underlying buzz in Bee Movie. If you are like TV guide and think he is the best thing since bread was leavened, you'll love him in Bee Movie. If you're like me, a person of taste and sophistication and one of the sane people of the world, you'll find his performance a little shallow and a little uneven.

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REVIEWER RATING:
2.02.02.02.0 out of 4 stars

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