'The Beekeeper' got off to such a promising start. For the first 15 minutes I was hooked and actually found myself eagerly anticipating the rest of the film. Then, like a house of cards, it all came tumbling down. Poor scene after poor scene followed. Terrible plot choices and overambitious story-lines developed, and what should have been a very simple and fun movie became an over the top bore.
Other than Jason Statham, absolutely no one was cast well in this film. Not one single actor suited the role they were playing, be it a villain, a Swat team-leader, an FBI agent or the President of the United States. You usually get 2-3 of these in these in a film but this truly felt like every single person cast in the film. It was truly bizarre how wrong they got it over and over again.
Suspension of belief is to be expected in a film like 'The Beekeeper', but my goodness it was borderline ridiculous in this film. The Swat teams and FBI agents were made to look like incompetent toddlers time and again. Even if Superman himself was getting out of these situations unharmed I would have had my doubts.
After a great start this movie turned out to be a disappointing mess, and not a memorable one either (be that a good thing or not in this case). 5/10.
Other than Jason Statham, absolutely no one was cast well in this film. Not one single actor suited the role they were playing, be it a villain, a Swat team-leader, an FBI agent or the President of the United States. You usually get 2-3 of these in these in a film but this truly felt like every single person cast in the film. It was truly bizarre how wrong they got it over and over again.
Suspension of belief is to be expected in a film like 'The Beekeeper', but my goodness it was borderline ridiculous in this film. The Swat teams and FBI agents were made to look like incompetent toddlers time and again. Even if Superman himself was getting out of these situations unharmed I would have had my doubts.
After a great start this movie turned out to be a disappointing mess, and not a memorable one either (be that a good thing or not in this case). 5/10.