Movie Review: The Beekeeper

 

Michael's Movie Grade: B-

A typically dumb fun, Jason Satham action movie. 

This film is exactly what one expects from this type of action movie. Yet fans of these movies won't care because the filmmakers clearly understand just what people enjoy about them. The action scenes are very well staged and filmed. They are unashamedly over the top and have all the gory R rated fun, an action fan can hope for. The main character is unquestionably very cool in the best action film fashion, one could hope for. The part is of course played perfectly by Jason Satham who brings his usual action hero charm. Yet even beneath this incredibly cool and tough exterior, he is still a very good-hearted guy, and it is very easy to care for him. The storyline is unpretentious and moves at a fast fun pace. 

If you really want to, you can pick out probably 10,000,000 or so things that make no sense. You can also at every moment tell exactly what is going to happen next. The supporting characters are not that interesting either. However none of this, is what audiences will go see this film for.

This is not a great movie but it does provide its audience with exactly what they want.