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Jason Statham’s Latest Hilarious Blockbuster Just Hit Several Streaming Top Tens

Audiences love bees and hate phishing scams

Joshua McCoyBy Joshua McCoyMay 22, 20243 Mins Read
A shot of Jason Statham in The Beekeeper
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The Beekeeperย caps the run of five action movies Jason Statham made between January 3rd, 2023, and January 10th, 2024. Of those,ย one faded instantly from memory, two earned multiple Razzie nominations, and one became the fifth-highest-grossing movie of 2023.ย The Beekeeperย has none of those accolades.ย It’s comparativelyย decent,ย butย generallyย hilarious.ย It’s a film that consistently threatens toย turn intoย a groundbreaking statement piece but settles for dull characters andย forgettable action set pieces.

Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper Swarms Amazon, iTunes, and VUDU

Jason Statham in The Beekeeper which might have a post-credits scene
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David Ayer has been on an unfortunate streak lately.ย The man who wrote the script forย Training Dayย seemed to slipย on his way into the blockbuster scene.ย His last great film, by my estimation, isย Fury. That World War II epic deserves attention ten years after its release. He followed it withย Suicide Squad, an unmitigated disaster that deserves its place near the bottom of the superhero movie pile.ย Then cameย Bright, which was somehow even worse. His 2020 outing,ย The Tax Collector, is turgid garbage, but it’s an improvement over his previous two attempts. Here, withย The Beekeeper, he rockets toward the dizzying heights of mild critical acceptance. It’s a perfectly acceptable action movie with a premise worthy of a better one. Ayer’s next film will bring him back together with Statham and frequent collaborator Michael Peรฑa. I sincerely hopeย The Beekeeperย is a sign of a renaissance.

The Beekeeperย follows Jason Statham as yet another stoic killer. Statham’s characters distinguish themselves exclusively through their hobbies. Hisย character fromย The Megย does shark stuff. Hisย Fastย Saga icon drives cars. This one keeps bees, but he’s also an agent of a secret organization called the Beekeepers. His mission is vague, but when a surprisingly accurate phone phishing scheme robs his elderly friend, he launches a campaign of vengeance. This movie is mostly about how bad it is to harm old people. Statham, at one point, barrels the camera to explain why it’s worse to hurt an old person than a child. He gets close to making a decent point about America’s scam economy, but heย also veers into questionable conspiracy theory territory. Either way, the film doesn’t have much to say beyond setting up targets for Statham to shoot. It feels like a waste.

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Does The Beekeeper Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There’s a version of this film that aspires to be more than lazy cable-quality action schlock.ย Forย all of theย garbageย heย appears in, Statham can do nuance.ย He could have attacked the systems that created the terrible world he rallies against. It’s a film about “protecting the hive” that lands on a lazy “a few bad bees” solution. Thoughย The Beekeeperย can’t live up to its bizarre premise, it’s exciting enough to keep your attention for 105 minutes. If all you’re looking for is some bee puns in Statham’s accent and three decent action scenes,ย The Beekeeperย is perfectย for you.ย Here’s hoping for aย Beekeeper 2ย that aimsย a bitย higher.

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