Bee Movie Review

The previews of this movie made me not want to see it -- it sounded like a Seinfeld vehicle, rather than a well thought out show.  An article at the New York Times changed my mind, and I went.

It's a complicated, wandering story about a bee who wants more than hive-life can offer him.  When he gets a chance to stretch his wings, he immediately breaks Bee Law Number One, and then he falls in love with a human. 

Along the way, the little bee learns how the wider world effect his little hive, and eventually, how his little hive effects the wider world.  There's an interesting environmental message, though it never gets preachy. 

There are enough great visuals and simple humor for even the youngest child to enjoy, and enough subtle humor for parents to enjoy themselves too.  Laudably, the movie avoids the low-brow potty-humor which many 'kid' movies indulge in for the cheap laughs.

The movie is no Casablanca, and it's not even Babe the Talking Pig, but it's enjoyable and fun, and well worth the matinee prices.