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Rowan Atkinson. He is 65 years old and has a career of almost 40 years. And he's been number one since the early days of his career. In this production, he gave great moments to people who love old-school like me. We are very lucky to live in the same era as Rowan Atkinson.

It was exactly what I expected it to be, and it was on the level of Mr. Bean.

I feel like people who tell you it's not are only saying it because they didn't get to see it their first time as a child, like they did with Mr. Bean.

However, I must say, watching this as an adult gave me anxiety. It's probably more suitable for children. 😂

It is refreshing to see Rowan Atkinson in action again, specially in a role in which he is so familiar, that being the role of physical comedy.

As opposed to Mr. Bean, in Man vs. Bee, Atkinson also gets to use his voice, which he is very talented at.

The high picture quality makes it a joy to watch, even though it at times can be (almost painfully) predictable.

I give it 8/10 because I love Rowan.

I don't know why they made it as a series and cut each episode down to 11 minutes. It's just silly.

Speaking of silly, yes, this movie is just that. But, it does offer laughs and there are one or two laugh out moments. Cannot fault Rowan Atkinson really.

Good family movie (not a series) and will make you laugh.

A light-hearted effort, an insouciant comedy of errors that is accessible to nearly every kind of audience out there. Albeit preferences may as well vary, depending upon one's personal choices and tastes regarding what kind of comedy they prefer. I feel the fans of slapstick would enjoy this little venture more as compared to those people who want their laughter rides to be filled with wit and artistic dexterity, and speaking for myself, I too belong to that latter group.

Make no mistake, I did have my share of enjoyment and that is partly because of the nostalgia aspect Mr. Atkinson brought to the table here! It is his and only his show through and through, therefore, I couldn't deny all the fun, (even if they are insignificant in numbers) I had.

Well, it wasn't like there were any doubts about whether or not to actually sit down and watch the 2022 Netflix series "Man vs. Bee", as it was starring Rowan Atkinson, whom also participated in writing it.

And this is definitely situational comedy done right, just as you would expect from Rowan Atkinson. Sure, the concept of the series is a bit far out there, but it actually works because of the comedy and the outrageous situations that Rowan Atkinson - playing Trevor - finds himself in as he is housesitting but is pestered by a bumble bee.

Lots of good and genuine laughs throughout the course of the series, and it is definitely something that you can sit down and binge watch, no doubt about it. However, whether or not "Man vs. Bee" actually will make it to my screen a second time, I highly doubt that.

My rating of "Man vs. Bee" lands on a six out of ten stars.

Loving watching this, it really reminded me of Mr Bean and in a sense that's kind of what it is. I was genuinely laughing out loud a couple of minutes in.

I don't want to give spoilers away or plot points as I feel reviews are to help you decide to watch something or not so; If you're a fan of Mr Bean or just Rowen Atkinson in general then you have to give this a watch! I'm already planning a second watch through when my good lady gets in from her shift.

9/10.

It wasn't that funny but was entertaining. I watched an episode at the end of each day.

I think each episode being around 8 minutes wasn't a bad idea and worked well with the story.

One of the things I noticed about the series was that they had given a character to the house.

And lastly, Rowan Atkinson was great as always!

I have been a fan of Mr Bean but sadly as much as this series takes inspiration from Mr Bean, it has failed to capture his essence. Mr Bean was a selfish, naive, foolish, to-some-extent unlikeable but also a charming character to watch. You don't necessarily root for Mr Bean because he is a character you enjoy laughing at. Contrarily, watching Trevor makes me feel embarrassed and anxious, because he's a character with empathy, love, hopes and dreams - he reminds me of an ordinary man. He shows emotions that we all have, including remorse and guilt. It's almost hard to laugh at the comedy because it feels almost wrong to laugh at him. I actually primarily feel annoyed watching Trevor because it's frustrating to see how he allows himself to constantly messes everything up when he clearly knows his priority is his daughter. If he was a 'Mr Bean character' it would've been more fun to watch, as you know this man probably would have very shallow goals and values and would have no self-awareness about anything he did.

It's was exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted to see. Completely enjoyable, fun, simple comedy executed perfectly.

Rowan Atkinson does this so perfectly, from Bean, to Johnny English, to Trevor and the Bee.

I just have finished it all in one session, all action are expected

The scenes where the bee are kinda of boring honestly

I liked the most episode 9 Other episodes are average.

Overall I recommend to watch it and give it a try since it is will not take one hour to finish it.

I'm shocked this has a rating of 6.9. The idea and concept is good, but the execution is poor. Even Mr Bean had some basic IQ, but this character has zero.

What should be comedy and Rowan Atkinson at his best, turns into an absolute eye sore and bore. It's unbelievable a character would do so much damage over a bee. I get that's the point, but it just becomes so unfunny and annoying to watch Rowan Atkinson do stupid things, which become more and more stupid, than actually funny.

Shockingly poor comedy.

Trevor Bingley (Rowan Atkinson) is a divorced man who's suffered a streak of bad luck and takes a job housesitting for wealthy couple Nina (Jing Lusi) and Christian (Julian Rhind-Tutt) in the hopes of earning enough money to take his daughter Maddy (India Fowler) on a father/daughter trip. While being walked through the copious modern features and routines of the house he's sitting, Trevor finds himself annoyed by a bee that drives him to greater and greater lengths at killing it leading to collateral damage to both himself and the property.

Man vs. Bee is the latest project for internationally renowned British comedian Rowan Atkinson who's best known for his work on hits such as Blackadder, Johnny English, and the enduringly popular Mr. Bean. The series is a reteam of Atkinson with writer William Davies with the two having collaborated on all three installments of the Johnny English series with Johnny English Strikes Again director David Kerr also reteaming with the two. The show is divided into 9 episodes (or chapters) of about 10 minutes each detailing the escalating feud between Atkinson's Trevor and the CGI Bee who serves as our antagonist. The show's plot is about as simple as its title and is actually kind of a throwback to 90s comedies such as Gore Verbinski's Mouse Hunt that pitted Nathan Lane and Lee Evans against an overly intelligent mouse, or most notably the abandoned John Hughes directed Daniel Stern vehicle The Bee which famously was budgeted at $50 million and reportedly only featured 20 lines of spoken dialogue and came a hair's width within being produced before Stern's vehicle Bushwhacked bombed leading to the cancellation of The Bee. Man vs. Bee does invite comparisons to other comedies (including Atkinson's own work as Mr. Bean did an episode segment wherein Bean was pestered by a bee for a cupcake) but with a rapid fire pace and solid timing Man vs. Bee takes it's premise and delivers a solid vehicle that's well above much of Atkinson's more recent output while not quite reaching the heights of Bean or Blackadder.

Atkinson takes a (relatively) more lowkey approach to Trevor in comparison to his other characters as he plays Trevor as an everyman who's simply driven over the edge by a minor annoyance that's increasingly exacerbated by a streak of bad luck and heat of the moment decisions. With a plot like this that's more or less your standard setup for 70% of Looney Tunes cartoons, Man vs. Bee is very much a gag movie that lives and dies on its jokes and for the most part they hit more often than they miss. While the show is technically episodic, the way in which each episode leads into and builds upon the others pretty much makes Man vs. Bee a movie that's in chapters (in fact a quick re-write and this would probably be acceptable for cinema release). The show as a whole runs maybe about 80 minutes not including credits so it never overstays its welcome. The closest comparison I can think of for something like this would probably be Mouse Hunt which had more resources put into the production design, but Man vs. Bee is more tonally consistent in comparison to Mouse Hunt that often threw a monkey wrench in the comedy by stopping for sentimental moments between Evans and Lane as well as warm reminiscence of their deceased father, so objectively speaking this makes Man vs. Bee the stronger film on the whole.

There's not a whole lot to Man vs. Bee, but it does deliver what it promises with Atkinson performing pitch perfect visual and physical comedy from a seemingly stupid and inane source leading to massive destruction. At roughly 8 to 9 minutes per episode the show never lets any of the gags have too much opportunity to flounder and thankfully the hits outnumber the misses. If you mare a fan of Atkinson's work this will give you a welcome nostalgic rush even if it doesn't quite match the heights of Atkinson's zenith working with Richard Curtis.

I love mr bean and I think its not that funny but its enjoyable ... every mr bean fan will enjoy it because its the same character ...........................

Rowan Atkinsons portrayal of the bumbling Trevor Bingley is highly energetic and entertaining. His crazy and whacky ideas to try and rid of a bee are fascinating and very comical. It is definitely reminiscent of Mr Bean but has very strong Tom and Jerry moments. Jerry used to win against Tom. Trevor equals Tom and bee equals Jerry. The episode lengths almost match those of tom and jerry episodes. I was highly entertained and laughing my socks off. It's definitely worth the watch!

A 90minutes movie split into 9 x10minutes episodes.

This feels like a what if Mr Bean could talk type of movie.

While not on par with the Mr Bean series/movies...the jokes and the "solutions" found are straight Mr Bean material.

Man vs Bee series is a nice watch but doesn't feel like something that will hold up over time as the Mr Bean series did.

Light hearted, fun, plenty of laugh out loud moments. The episodes are short (10-12 mins) so it could have easily been a movie. Seeing Rowan Atkinson on screen in this manner for me was a breath of fresh air! Loved it!

Man vs. Bee (2022) is a Netflix original series that my daughter and I recently watched. The storyline follows a man who was recently divorced and desperately wants to spend more time with his daughter. He thinks he's on track to starting a new direction in life when he gets a job as a house sitter. It should be an easy enough job until his first assignment involves a complicated house with a million rules. Complicating matters further is a bee that gets into the house that tries to make his life and assignment painful. Who will win this epic showdown, the man or the bee? 🐝

This movie is created by Rowan Atkins and Will Davies, who also worked together on Johnny English, and of course stars Mr. Bean icon, Rowan Atkins. This also stars Claudie Blakley (Pride & Prejudice), Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians), Julian Rhind-Tutt (Stardust) and Tom Basden (Quacks).

I always adore watching anything with Mr. Bean, aka Rowan Atkins. This does have its own charm, but isn't as good as Atkins historical work as Bean or Johnny English. The comedic content is okay for the first three episodes but takes off with a bullet in the third episode. I adored the dog as all of his scenes are hilarious (as are how they impact Mr. Atkins). The body language by Atkins, the circumstances and how they escalate quickly are all great and the conclusion was perfect for the storyline.

Overall, this isn't Atkins best work but it is entertaining and worth a viewing. I would score this a 5.5-6/10 and recommend seeing it once.

Most of the things going wrong I could foresee before it happened, it also wasn't as funny as most stated, I just couldn't enjoy the show I have seen this before it's just rebranding a character trying to modernise but without success, It was nothing different. Cramming the series it 11 minute shorts also didn't work for me .

If you like Mr Bean and Johnny English you'll like this. I find all 3 of them funny. There's no way on earth that this deserves anything below an 8 out of 10, though it is a little odd that it was made into 9 10 minute segments rather than a film. It's sad that people who give this a 7 or lower exist but in a world full of Brexidiots, Johnson and Trump supporters and Starmeroids I'm not surprised. Strongly recommended!

Huge fan of Rowan in everything he does, but this felt really different, I felt like rooting for the character and that really made me anxious and uncomfortable enough to barely enjoy most of the hilarious parts, and believe me, he provides alot. Probably he should add his daughter if we get a new season.

Don't get me wrong, its pure Rowan out there, and brilliant as usual, but the character makes you feel empathy for him, and that induced me to not having the fun I was expecting.

This is not comedy series, it will simply stress you more and more while you go through episode by episode. And you will constantly ask yourself how can be someone stupid like that.

My favorite part, aside from Rowan being Rowan are the 10 minute episodes. So much cringe, I couldn't watch an entire 30 min or more. Nice little bites of laughter in these crazy times.

The series ManVs Bee was a beautiful series. I did not go into details because I know that it is a comedy series for fun, so I will not go into details of.

The silent comedy genius did it again. Well done Netflix by choosing a great actor to make us laugh again.

The silent comedy genius did it again. Well done Netflix by choosing a great actor to make us laugh again.