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‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Stings Back

Headline from Wall Street Journal, from the development of Jan 10, 2024

Newest development Jan 12, 2024 · 3 reportsReview: ‘The Beekeeper’ is mindless action at its finest

The actor once again plays a man capable of wreaking havoc in this nonsensical if reliably entertaining action film from director David Ayer.

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    ‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Stings Back

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

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    Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ is mindless action at its finest

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Hollywood Reporter

    ‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Makes Honey Out of David Ayer’s Bruisingly Silly Revenge Thriller (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons and Phylicia Rashad also star in this body pileup orchestrated by a retired government killing machine taking down a massive phishing scam.

  2. Avclub

    The Beekeeper review: predictable Jason Statham actioner lacks buzz (opens Avclub)

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    Avclub's feed description

    Even an ass-kicking Statham can't 'protect the hive' from general boredom in David Ayer's latest

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Review: 'The Beekeeper' is a wacky, self-aware action outing with Jason Statham (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Director David Ayer's overstuffed approach to filmmaking elevates Kurt Wimmer's entertaining, but thin script.

  4. Polygon

    The Beekeeper compels you to join Jason Statham’s hive (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    He’s been a busy bee

  5. New York Times

    ‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Sting Like a, You Know (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    In this action thriller, Jason Statham plays a man who will do whatever it takes to protect his hive.

  6. Variety

    ‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Grimaces His Way to the Top in Bonkers B-Movie (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Jason Statham sets aside his honey-making activities to avenge a friend's death in David Ayer's unusually kooky conspiracy thriller, 'The Beekeeper.'

  7. UPI

    Movie review: Jason Statham unstoppable in rousing 'Beekeeper' (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    "The Beekeeper," in theaters Friday, features Jason Statham at his unstoppable best delivering swift justice to sniveling bad guys.

  8. The Guardian

    The Beekeeper review – Jason Statham’s John Wick is serviceable schlock (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The actor stays in the same lane to play a trained killer taking down the bad guys in David Ayer’s enjoyably silly time-waster

  9. Wall Street Journal

    ‘The Beekeeper’ Review: Jason Statham Stings Back (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The actor once again plays a man capable of wreaking havoc in this nonsensical if reliably entertaining action film from director David Ayer.

  10. CNN

    With ‘The Beekeeper,’ Jason Statham attracts flies for all the wrong reasons (opens CNN)

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    “The Beekeeper” should attract flies, all right, not with honey, but rather the stale aroma of its inane premise. While the prospect of a Jason Statham action vehicle seemingly designed for those who find “John Wick” too intellectually demanding has possibilities, the film’s revenge plot gets stuck …

  11. Entertainment Weekly

    Yes, Jason Statham learned how to be a beekeeper for 'The Beekeeper' (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Jason Statham keeps society (and bees!) safe in his new action film 'The Beekeeper.'

  12. Rolling Stone

    'The Beekeeper' Is Jason Statham Raging Against the Machine (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The action movie star teams with David Ayer (‘Suicide Squad’) for a revenge-thriller that eventually flirts with tinfoil-hat paranoia-mongering.

  13. Reason

    'The Beekeeper' is a pulpy, enjoyable action movie about a rigged system (opens Reason)

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    In Jason Statham's latest lowbrow actioner, the bee puns buzz all the way to the top.

  14. Digital Journal

    Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ is mindless action at its finest (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    ‘The Beekeeper’ is a fast-paced action movie in which a one-man army aims to takedown a criminal operation

  15. Digital Trends

    The Beekeeper review: An amusingly bad Jason Statham action movie (opens Digital Trends)

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    Jason Statham is hilariously nonchalant in the dreadful but sometimes funny John Wick wannabe The Beekeeper.

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