Bee Movie
Barry B. Benson (voice of Jerry Seinfeld) is your average honeybee. Despite having recently received his diploma from bee college and being virtually guaranteed a bright future in honey, Barry feels he has the skills to pursue a number of different career paths and resents the fact that his employment opportunities are strictly limited to producing the sweet nectar. Upon breaking away from the hive and developing a friendship with an insect-loving New York florist (voice of Renée Zellweger), Barry makes the shocking discovery that human beings eat honey in mass quantities. Having finally found his calling in life, the infuriated Barry decides to sue the human race for stealing all of the honey that his fellow bees work so hard to produce.
Director: Simon J. Smith
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger,Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton,Chris Rock
Agreeably skewed fun.
At its relaxed best, when it's about, well, nothing, the slyly comic Bee Movie is truly beguiling.
The movie's not even close to Pixar standards - the animation is slapdash and the story construction's a mess - but the vibe is loose-limbed and fluky, and the gags have an extra snap that's recognizably Seinfeldian.
The real fun is the insect shtick.
There's no real jeopardy. The stakes are low. It's a bee movie about nothing.
Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards (2008)
Best Animated Feature
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2008)
Best Animated Film
Golden Globes (2008)
Favorite Animated Movie
Kids' Choice Awards (2008)
Best Sound Editing - SFX, Foley, Dialogue & ADR for Feature Film Animation
Motion Picture Sound Editors (2008)
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