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Article: Despite buzz, 'Bee Movie' is a 'C' movie.(FEATURES)(WEEKEND)(Movie review)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- November 2, 2007
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Byline: Peter Rainer Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor
Who could have predicted that, a decade after the end of his hit TV series, Jerry Seinfeld would reenter show business as an animated bee? A gnat, maybe, or a louse - but a bee?
"Bee Movie" is best viewed as an oddball career move rather than as a successful movie. Seinfeld not only voices its main character, Barry B. Benson, but also coproduced and co-wrote it for Dreamworks Animation. (The directors were Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner.) Seinfeld has figured out a way to sidle back into the big time without actually having to show his face. But his vocal inflections, his whiny ...
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...A Bee Movie Shtick Bee Movie Dreamworks, starring Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger Original ... animated does not mean it is suitable for children. Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie (rated PG) plays out more like a fast-paced, stand-up comedy ...
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