Monday Movie Mania - The Beekeeper

A colleague's wife got me hooked on Jason Statham twenty years ago, and the shine still hasn't worn off. He's got a wonderful comedic slant, and he's even better when he works with Melissa McCarthy.

However, The Beekeeper goes back to his action roots with a bit of a twist.


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PROS
1) Like I said, Jason's back to form, waging a one-man war against evildoers, but in this case, it's techbros ripping off the elderly. And as a person approaching the traditional retirement age and subjected to a zillion scams, part of me wishes there were real life people like Adam Clay to go medieval on the scammers asses.

2)The concept of the Beekeepers is intriguing, giving the viewer just enough of a taste to want more. It's similar to the John Wick universe, and the crew leaves the story open-ended enough to do a sequel or three.

3) The ladies (Eloise, Verona, Janet, and Mom) were more interesting characters than Adam. More should have been done with them. Especially Verona.


CONS
1) Jason brought an almost Terminator-like quality to the story. While I don't expect deep characterization in action thrillers, the writers have done a better job in Jason's other flicks. There needed to be just a touch more about Adam's relationship with Eloise, why she hid him from her daughter, and what happened to cause the mother-daughter estrangement.


All in all, The Beekeeper was fun, but unfinished. I give it 7 stars out of 10.