Bee Season

  • 2005


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27 %
42 % Rotten
$ 6 Million
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Positive Reviews 20
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.1/5
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1.5
Thats probably why McGehee and Siegel arent better known, truth be told. Av Club
3.0
But that same ecumenical earnestness, with its mild message of nonsectarian interpersonal healing, contradicts the restlessness, incandescence, and sp .. EW
5.0
It needs merely to be evoked, and it materializes in a kind of vision: I see the words. Rogerebert
1.5
The way they shine and roll all wrong under those drooping, cold blooded lids is method acting straight from the original amphetamine reptile. Austin Chronicle
2.5
Gods special connection to the world lies in pieces and its going to take innumerable acts of human goodwill to repair that broken vessel.This is the ..
4.5
Theirmuch admired, low budget indie drama Suture (1993) was eventuallyfollowed by The Deep End (2001), an icily elegant re imagining of theMax Ophuls .. Screen Daily
2.0
This is second rate Hallstrom, drama plus whimsy that, when rubbed together, creates not friction and fire, but a nubbing down of both elements.
2.5
Still, theres something to be said for a film with too many ideas rather than too few. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
But the films excessively worthy in tone, and theres simply too much to cram in.
4.0
An engrossing family drama about the destructiveness of spiritual pride and the healing power of selfless love. Spirituality And Practice
3.1
Its visually inventive, and gets the point across, but it also gives the filmmakers an opportunity to show off.Acting is one of the films strong suits .. ReelViews
3.8
But the real treat is the dazzling fruit of Miriams labors, which shall remain secret for now. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
The Bee Season is a beautiful, thought provoking film, but its reliance on poetic imagery over keen characterization keeps its audience at arms length ..
3.8
Thats rarely the stuff of mainstream movies, so this serious minded film is a welcome effort. Usa Today
3.0
I feel like Ive watched a movie so confident its being meaningful that it forgot to include any actual meaning. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
The excellent cast gives fine performances, and the movie has talent and intelligence to spare, but McGehee, Siegel and Foner cant dispel the suspicio .. News Review
3.0
The directors elegantly and inventively craft a film that gets deep inside the characters to see what makes them tick. Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Although, if youre a Kaballah devotee, theres a good chance youll think this is the greatest movie ever made. View London
2.0
Bee Season, at its core, is about something powerful: The ways in which family members wreak destruction on each other with the best of intentions. Cs Monitor
2.5
This aloof, often cold drama may be too cerebral for its own good, as it fails to explain some of its more mystical elements. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Its a lovely cinematic conceit at first, and the grave, attentive Cross wears it well. Boston
5.0
Very worth going with for both the things it has to say and the bold ways in which it says them. Mountain X
3.8
Jerry Holt, Star Tribune A man was fatally shot by St. Paul police in the 900 block of St. Anthony Avenue early on Sunday, Aug. 5. Star Tribune
1.9
We asked for the top 100 OHIP billers and the Star has won at the Court of Appeal In another chapter of a four year legal battle that began with a Sta .. Toronto Star
3.0
Its the first film that the co directors have not written, and the tension between their intellectual, ironic style and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaals writin .. Emanuellevy
2.5
This powerful multifaceted drama takes us into the intimate workings of a family and the tenuous, delicate threads that keep it together.
3.0
First of all, how many times in your life will you be able to walk out of a multiplex saying, Wow, that was the best movie about spelling bees, Krishn .. Movies
2.5
Bee Season tries too hard to convince the audience of its own mystical depth instead of contenting itself with telling a good story. Las Vegas Weekly
4.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
4.4
The mind is a terrible thing to waste.This is what religious studies professor and Kabbalah enthusiast Saul Naumann (Richard Gere) believes. Hollywood
3.0
The scenes are so ambiguous that the potentially powerful mix of danger, magic, thrilling accomplishment and parental recklessness fails to resonate t .. Seattle Pi
3.5
The Bottom Line: Bee Season might be a disappointment to anyone expecting a cheery family movie about spelling bees; its far too intense for anyone lo ..
2.5
I divine the conceptual treatment as a lost opportunity for the acting talents involved. Varia Gate
3.8
But Bee Season crafts those and thousands more carefully selected words into a magically sad story. Denver Post
2.0
Orange mans 2nd trial nets life term in killing Conner had turned down a 25 year plea offer and took his chances at trial. Orlando Sentinel
2.5
Two parts intriguing premise and three parts tiresome upper middle class ennui. Sac Ticket



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