Bee Movie

2007. Animated. Directed by Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith. Written by Jerry Seinfield, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin. Featuring the voices of Jerry Seinfield, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, Chris Rock, and Kathy Bates.

I took my son Brady, the five year old, to see the Bee Movie. To be fair, I was going for his enjoyment, but I still wanted to enjoy it myself. I wasn't expecting greatness, but I was hoping for entertaining at the least. He really liked it. I did not. It is not awful, but it really isn't that much fun either, at least for us adults. The Bee Movie never made me care about the bees. I'm not a huge Seinfield fan and Jerry is really just Jerry except that he's a bee. Matthew Broderick is fairly fun as his best friend, but other than that, the bees aren't really very interesting characters. And then never become characters you care about and pull for, they are just there to attempt to be funny. The humans come off a little better. Renee Zellweger is sweet and charming as the human Jerry's bee befriends. Patrick Warburton is a louse, a mean macho male, but at least you have feelings about him. And John Goodman is fun as a showy defense attorney. There are no moments that are spectacular, no big laughs, no true heart. And the popcorn was horrible, but I guess I can't blame that on Jerry.

My grade: C