9/10
> A **violent, bloody and relentless action thriller** with a cliche but strong storyline and beautifully shot action scenes.

Been there, seen that (a dozen times!). This movie follows the same tired trope of a rogue US government agent. Hollywood, how many more can there be? If you’re looking for something original, skip this one.

Good action and stupidity
Action flicks aren’t known for their plots. That being said, is it possible to finally have at least somewhat plausible plotlines? I mean it’s just so… stupid, I can’t really …. My almost 80 year old parents know more about computers than these morons in the movies and many more examples of that.

The action is great, as usual in Statham movies. That’s why I even considered to write a review. It’s everything one might expect from his action flick. As always he is the one who carries the movie throughout, and despite all the stupidity, it actually works. You probably need to be pretty drunk, but when you are, it’s actually fun.

So, as a one time entertainment, it’s actually worth it.

Jason Statham and David Ayer are back
The Beekeeper isn’t as tight or condensed as the films it borrows from thanks to an unexpectedly dense mythology but it really delivers where it counts. It’s essentially Jason Statham beating people up for 100 minutes and it never gets old. Thankfully it doesn’t really sequel bait however more of these would definitely be welcome.

Jason Statham is never bad even when he’s in a dud like a few of his recent films. Even so, it’s nice to see his talent and physicality employed in something actually good. Jeremy Irons has the ability to deliver exposition about beekeeping in an engaging manner and Josh Hutcherson is actually awake for this one.

Similarly to Statham, David Ayer has had a few misses so it’s equally rewarding to see him back doing what he knows best whilst showing he and his team are really good at hand to hand combat. The score by David Sardy & Jared Michael Fry is a huge part of why this works, treating the dumbest twists with the utmost seriousness.

I’m conflicted about ‘The Beekeeper’.

On the one hand, it’s fantastic entertainment as Jason Statham plays a brilliantly badass character – every scene with him is top, top notch. The editing, action and score are positives, though everything around those aforementioned elements is annoyingly very hit-and-miss… and I’m not sure how much the other bits affect my enjoyment.

Away from the great Statham, the cast are also up-and-down. Josh Hutcherson and Jeremy Irons are decent, I think inferior actors would’ve done much worse so those two do do well in fairness. Sadly, for Emmy Raver-Lampman & Co. on the FBI side of the story… not the best. I mean, they’re OK but kinda boring at the same time.

Raver-Lampman’s character is also quite lamely written, not the actress’ fault of course but still. Without spoiling anything, I feel like her character should’ve been way more sympathetic to Clay’s cause given the obvious – like, still ‘do your job’ absolutely but it’s as if the character forgot what happened at the start of the movie.

The scummy organizations are also portrayed a bit too cartoony, based on what I’ve seen in real life about those sorta people is that they’re usually lousy losers who happen to know how to do what they do – rather than ‘Gen Z’ (please do forgive me for using that term *shudder*) smartasses who party 24/7 as this 2024 release shows.

I’m happy with the rating I’ve settled on, Statham merited more though.

Been there, seen that (a dozen times!). This movie follows the same tired trope of a rogue US government agent. Hollywood, how many more can there be? If you’re looking for something original, skip this one.

Good action and stupidity
Action flicks aren’t known for their plots. That being said, is it possible to finally have at least somewhat plausible plotlines? I mean it’s just so… stupid, I can’t really …. My almost 80 year old parents know more about computers than these morons in the movies and many more examples of that.

The action is great, as usual in Statham movies. That’s why I even considered to write a review. It’s everything one might expect from his action flick. As always he is the one who carries the movie throughout, and despite all the stupidity, it actually works. You probably need to be pretty drunk, but when you are, it’s actually fun.

So, as a one time entertainment, it’s actually worth it.

Surprisingly entertaining
I was going into this with little to no expectations. I was pleasantly surprised that everything in this movie was so satisfying. I felt 0 sympathy for any of the villains or scammers in this movie and it was euphoric to see them get their due reckoning. Of course Jason nails it and makes ever kill and brutal take down very satisfying

One thing I will say is that the lore behind the Bee Keepers was interesting enough to keep my attention though corny with the hive talk at times it works as world building. I’d recommend this to anyone who is a fan of action movies and likes satisfying conclusions.