“The Beekeeper” is the purest stupid fun I’ve had in a movie theater since “F9: The Fast Saga” in 2021. It does everything that an action movie needs to do and does it in witty ...

The Beekeeper opens in theaters January 12 ... that allows the viewer to actually see what’s going on, every action movie treated us to grueling, lengthy combat scenes shot at wide angles ...

Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. This review of The Beekeeper was originally published in conjunction with the film ...

“The Beekeeper” carries that ludicrous premise as far as it can, and then well beyond. If you've been searching for a movie where Jason Statham gravely vows to “protect the hive” an ...

‘The Beekeeper’ exists in one of those movie worlds where former intelligence ... says some version of “protect the hive” or “queen bee” and if you were to start a drinking game ...

the movie's subject matter warrants exploring. First, the plot doesn't have a clear direction after Statham's Beekeeper settles the score. He killed the people responsible for hurting his hive ...

and the hyperbolic finale of his otherwise solid tank war movie Fury (2014). But here, he has assembled a superhero team of people in need of a Statham spine adjustment. Hot take: The Beekeeper ...

In this action thriller, Jason Statham plays a man who will do whatever it takes to protect his hive. By Amy Nicholson ... asked to Jason Statham in “The Beekeeper,” a delirious entry in ...

When the hero of your action movie ... the hive,” until he becomes a “queenslayer.” And guess which famous line of Shakespeare gets repurposed as a one-liner? The Beekeeper has all the ...