The Beekeeper

Agent Parker: "We have laws for these things!"
Adam Clay: "You have laws for these things until they fail. Then you have me."

release year: 2024
genre: action
viewing setting: home streaming 4/14/24 and 3/23/24

synopsis: A mysterious and highly-talented fellow sets out to right some wrongs.

impressions: This was nonstop, balls-to-the-wall violent action. This dude's some sort of retired super-agent who can make a call and find out anything he needs to know...who can take on dozens of highly-trained opponents and beat them handily...who knows where to go to load up on any weapons and equipment he needs. And it didn't bother me one damn bit. It's nice to see (for a change) someone who's basically unstoppable. No, it doesn't slow down the story or make me think too much. And that's the point. This is what a good Wolverine movie should have been: a superior hero mowing down large numbers of deserving bad guys.

body count: excessive

acting: Jason Statham is in turbo mode here; he says his cool lines and kicks all the asses that need to be kicked. Emmy Raver-Lampman is a government agent who's far too slow to see the value that the Statham character brings to society. Phylicia Rashad is the world's most gullible senior citizen, whose victimization starts the whole thing. Josh Hutcherson is a spoiled rich kid who's leading a giant online scam. Jeremy Irons is an evil CEO. Jemma Redgrave is his ex, who's also the mother of the rich kid.

final word: This is damn near the perfect movie; check your higher thinking at the door, and enjoy the copious amounts of violence against deserving bad guys.

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