Oh Jason, the world is glad to have you. You are as predictable as the sunrise. It is known that when you say your lines, you won’t even twitch an eyebrow, because facial expressions are the last thing on your list of priorities. Violence is your middle name, and many may wonder if it is your first name. You’re not experimenting. . We know that if your name is on the payroll, it will be a festival of murder, exaggerated characters, absurd plot twists and everything that we like you for so much.
That’s why it’s worth going to see “The Beekeeper” without any expectations, except for one thing: it’s a classic film and it should be looked at only from this angle. Nothing more, nothing less. The less you expect, the more fun you have. The less you think, the better. Thanks to this, “The Beekeeper” will be great fun.
The “beekeeper” has bees and takes great care of them
“The Beekeeper” has the simplest plot in the world. This is Jason Statham as a retired (of course) very special agent. So much so that only a few people in the entire USA know about its existence. In retirement, he takes care of bees and lives with a nice old woman. When his landlady falls victim to a crime, Jason aka Adam Clay decides to take revenge (of course). His revenge is a bit tricky, as he quickly discovers that the perpetrators have extensive connections, reaching to the very top. I won’t spoil the fun for you by writing who he will ultimately chase, but the “mountain” will be high enough, which will only add another pinch of stupidity to the stew of guts, bullets and absurdity.
As a special agent, Statham single-handedly disarms and murders successive hosts of unpleasant and heavily armed people, because the harm to one of the “bees” in his hive triggered the killing machine that has been dormant in him for recent years. The machine doesn’t say much (but when it does, it is appropriately sarcastic) and is particularly brutal and ruthless in its efficiency. He literally works hard to reach his goal. This target also turns out to be a representative of the colorful Generation Z (the wonderful Josh Hutcherson), whom the film mocks and ridicules mercilessly. And so GenZ listens to Tibetan singing bowls, inhales suspicious powders heavily and knows difficult words such as: “blockchain” and “cryptocurrencies”, and since he has unlimited access to money, he is (of course) a spoiled, obnoxious brat.
Jason Statham calls himself a “beekeeper” for a reason – and not just because he actually takes care of bees and makes honey in the movie. It is also the codename of special units whose sole task is to protect justice and the “swarm”, i.e. society. And only beekeepers themselves determine what is fair and when a swarm requires protection. If something begins to threaten the “swarm”, it is eliminated by beekeepers. On death. Additionally, for some reason, “beekeepers” – agents really surround themselves with bees – perhaps they help keep the flame of the holy mission alive within them. Unfortunately, the movie misses the one chance to kill someone with a swarm of bees, but maybe we would have gone too crazy if it had happened on screen.
“The Beekeeper” is a GREAT CINEMA – as long as you turn off your thinking
“The Beekeeper” is a classic movie with Jason Statham. There is every obligatory element of revenge cinema: a wronged loved one, good cops who accidentally get a case much too serious for their capabilities (in this case it is corruption and large-scale organized fraud “for the grandson”), there are dozens of corpses (after official premiere, someone will definitely count them carefully), there is a woman who takes pleasure in murdering (this is probably a permanent element in Statham’s films, screen time: about a minute), there is a honest special agent and her equally honest colleague, corrupt top government officials, a lot of explosions , cutting off parts of the body… In short, everything that makes Statham and his films so popular. He also doesn’t try to do anything more than usual. You could try to compare “The Beekeeper” to the entire John Wick series, but… why? This is Jason, an actor of one option, when you go to see a film with him you won’t get melodrama or tragicomedy, although in “The Beekeeper” he tries to weave in lines about “bad theft” and “cheating retired teachers” with a straight face. You’ll get a dirty slap in the face – and there’s nothing wrong with that, because in “The Beekeeper” it’s wonderfully realized, brutal and at the right level of abstraction, so it’s entertaining and doesn’t make you vomit.
Once again, “The Beekeeper” is a great movie if you need some quick entertainment with a gunfight as the main character. However, if you are looking for something… more ambitious, this is absolutely not the way to go. Although some observations about the modern world are also smuggled in “The Beekeeper”, they suffocate under the mountain of corpses left behind by the beautiful Jason Statham. Here, even the idiotic ending is satisfying, completing the work of absurdity in this stupid production. There’s nothing more satisfying than an actor who has found his niche and gets a lot of joy from acting in such films. If Statham didn’t exist, he would have to be invented.
“The Beekeeper” – absolutely 10/10. To the cinema? I’m not suggesting a solution here – some people prefer watching such films on a big screen, others prefer the comfort of their home. In the first option, you gain by watching this production before it hits streaming platforms. This will most likely happen in about three, maybe four months. Personally, I think it’s worth watching sooner rather than later, but I’m not necessarily objective – I go to movies with Jason as soon as I can. There is also a non-zero chance that I will enjoy seeing “The Beekeeper” again.
“The Beekeeper”, dir. David Ayer (“Suicide Squad”, “Fury”, “Street Gods”, two parts of “Fast and Furious”), scenes. Kurt Wimmer (“Equilibrium”, “Total Recall”, “The Law of Vengeance”, “Salt”). Starring: Jason Statham (Adam Clay), of course, Emmy Raver-Lampman (nasty and boring, but she’s not the star here), Josh Hutcherson (great), Jeremy Irons (great as always) and the disgustingly disgusting David Witts.
Source: Gazeta
Bruce is a talented author and journalist with a passion for entertainment . He currently works as a writer at the 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
