The Beekeeper

 

3 Reasons to See It: 1) Jason Statham; 2) one legged crazy mercenary named "Lazarus"; and 3) some occasional bright spots in the cinematography. A bigger theme is that scammers are the bad guys and the setup shows you how they do it. Worth supporting that for the exposure.

3 Reasons to Not See It: 1) standard action fare; 2) some really weird choices for shot angles; and 3) very, very predictable.

Popcorn: 6/10. First of all, this an action movie. And it's the standard turn your brain off kind of film. But they had a premise they could have worked with and a theme that was just left on the table. That was rough. Keep your expectations appropriate for the genre and you'll enjoy the film.

Art: 5.2/10. This is an action movie so I'm not expecting much. But there were some missed opportunities in a lot of areas to where I was thinking about that instead of the movie.

Acting: 6/8. Jason Statham is always a treat in these kinds of movies. I do feel Jeremy Irons was wasted in the movie. He's good but felt he didn't have the room to be great.

Music: 3/6. Honestly this was pretty bland. Again, typical for the genre but still worth pointing out. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't noticeable either.

Filming: 3/6. Cinematography was a mixed bag. One or two shots were done very well. Several shots were rotating from off-angle to the point of being overdone.

Art Dept: 3/4. I didn't see anything that made me "wow" but I did notice consistency between takes and some makeup on the costuming which is something I didn't notice before.

Editing/Mixing: 2/4. Nothing stood out but nothing pulled me away from the movie.

Story: 5/10. I didn't expect much from an action movie like this. But they played with an idea that I wish they would have explored more. I feel it was a lost opportunity. So the score is a little lower because I felt that miss while watching the movie.

Production: 2/4. It was definitely put together well, but there was more it could have been.