Jason Statham's THE BEEKEEPER is Fun but Hollow (Explored)

"The Beekeeper" is the latest movie dumped into January, catering to the appetite of action lovers. Directed by David Ayer and headlined by the indomitable Jason Statham, it's a bold, self-aware saga that leans into the absurd.
At the heart of this swarm is Statham’s Adam Clay, not just any beekeeper, but a Beekeeper with a capital B. He's a retired operative from an ultra-secret organization, a shadowy figure tasked with maintaining balance in a world teetering on the edge of pandemonium.
The character is a blend of solitude and suppressed fury, his life a quiet testament to the calm before the storm. That calm is personified by Phylicia Rashad’s Eloise Parker, the benevolent landowner who provides not just a patch of earth for his hives, but a touch of tenderness in his storm-ravaged life.
However, their tranquillity is shattered when Eloise becomes the target of a powerful Cyber-Theft organisation with deep ties to the US government. This ignites a firestorm within Clay, turning the serene guardian into an avenger of human decency. His world, a sanctuary dedicated to the meticulous art of beekeeping, becomes the unexpected battleground for a confrontation of epic proportions. What unfolds is a maelstrom of vengeance-a ballet of over-the-top beatings, a symphony of explosions, and a relentless volley of gunplay.
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[@Badasspredator]

This movie proves that revenge is not best served cold, but sweetened with honey 🍯

[@filmcomicsexplained]

😂I'm pinning this lmao

[@Badasspredator]

@@filmcomicsexplained TY

[@johna.zoidberg3049]

John Wick but with bees. 😂

[@BurritoM87]

​@@johna.zoidberg3049...John Wax then?

[@anubusx]

I want a sequel where he uses the bees to kill a room full of people. I honestly expected to see that.

[@jarthe3]

Best movie won't win any awards but to be entertained for an hour and a half you can't complain. It definitely was fun!!

[@stegura83]

56 years old but he can still bring the action!!

[@madambutterfly1997]

He's getting too old for this shit

[@reycesarcarino4653]

The thunder will roll

[@Collect2Disconnect]

We need Keanu vs Statham. Modern day Arnold Vs Stallone

[@lizardking91]

@@Collect2Disconnectthey both act the same in every movie they’re in.

[@scionixx9568]

@@lizardking91who cares they’re entertains and I’m here for it. They are stars who just do their job, which is to entertain us, and not constantly try to shove political propaganda down our throats.

[@IchigoKurosaki_]

The daughter doesn't even really care about what happened, she just cracked jokes. Meanwhile her mother is decomposing... 😏

[@filmcomicsexplained]

She seemed more annoyed that her mom loved her deceased brother more. But to be fair, that's what the writers wrote unfortunately

[@simplylethul]

His movies are literally all the same.

[@edu7979]

@@simplylethul crank: unironically the best movie hes in

[@datnguyenthemanh4936]

@@filmcomicsexplained well apart form the writing, this movie definitely trying to remove her from the acting career. Gosh i hate every scenes she appears. Gosh damn. Her acting does not even show her mourning for her mother's death. I don't give too much for the writing but previous scene she witness her mother death, next day, she act and talk with her smile on her face and cracking some jokes even though her mother's death because of scam network. She even "BeCausE I SwEaR to THe CounTRy". Her acting was so bad that i have to spend my time writing this commend and search for her name in order to avoid every movies she was in. What an absolute shittiest performance.

[@bunblanche1104]

@@datnguyenthemanh4936 I am glad that I found someone who also thinks the way I do about this actress, who was actually pathetic! I agree with all you say about how lightly she took her Mom's death and even though Clay was going after those who conned her Mom, all she could do with go after him - you just see scenes of her with her gun up - dreadful and boring...She was weak and her acting ability was inadequate and extremely poor - in every scene she appeared, I cringed... She actually spoiled the film for me. That is when these actresses are chosen according to quotas and in which minority group they are in, and not for their acting skills - the whole of Hollyweird is now affected by the WOKE and INCLUSION mind virus and that is why films are now all the same "repeated rotton junk" - different actors but stories without any depth and of course the "inclusion agenda", with race-casting everyone. Also the story was thin and also not that accurate - why are rich young white yobs, sitting in their prestige offices in highrises, scamming little old ladies out of their meagre savings...? this does not make sense - the real cyber scammers and con-artists are either sitting in the direction of India and Pakistan or in the middle of crime-ridden Africa, in these internet cafes - while in Turkey, they have schools teaching their "students" haha! the Grandchildren trick to con money and pensions from old people in Europe... but of course it stands to reason in Hollyweird/woke, Netflix, Amazon, Prime, Disney and the like, that the "badies" have always got to be the stale, pale white males... That is the agenda in today's film industry, which is causing the whole of the entertainment industry a lot of damage.

[@ABs70nova]

So he finally quit being a transporter and got into bee keeping

[@robertagu5533]

Retirement plan....

[@madambutterfly1997]

Not the bees, Not the bees

[@wingman-1977]

I was thinking that throughout the whole movie.

[@Neoentrophy]

The least believable part is that the FBI would be investigating an actual crime.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Shots fired

[@sonablom]

Bees deployed

[@BrianKelsay]

And that no dogs were killed.

[@speedingatheist]

@Neoentrophy Conspiracy theorist detected.

[@johnrandolph1989]

This movie is an off brand John Wick movie, but it's entertaining.

[@Harlem1mentality]

😂😂

[@shainewhite2781]

Yes, it's a fun 1980's style B Movie Action Adventure! They don't make them like they used to.

[@Hawk7886]

Is it just like an 80s action movie or do they not make them like they used to?

[@madambutterfly1997]

Every secret organization has that one loose and they are too scared to tie up because that one loose end could pretty much end the entire organization

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yeah I was hoping after they tried to kill him, that it would set up Clay to also bring them down

[@madambutterfly1997]

​@filmcomicsexplained and had he done that that would leave a plethora of active agents compromised

[@greenkoopa]

​@@filmcomicsexplained😂😂 you have to watch the series for that

[@Endymion.]

Has anyone noticed the aliens at minute 46.6 in the beekeeper call center ? There are aliens above pirámides and in Florida left hand side? What’s that about? Movie has nothing to do with aliens? Please check it out not joking … very much worried about the hidden message in the movie!

[@garrettkujo26]

My family teases my dad all the time about his “celebrity crush” being Jason Statham, but he’s a huge fan of all of his movies even the bad ones. I asked him about it one time and he said he just likes a good mindless action film like from the 80’s. He also told me his favorite Jason Statham movie is Crank, which I don’t blame him great movie. I agree with my dad, it’s fun to watch mindless action films and turn your brain off a bit, he also liked the movie Wrath of Men, I liked it too but I didn’t understand it the first time.

[@edu7979]

crank is one of the greatest movies of all time your dad is a man of good taste

[@Jonehones]

Crank is amazing

[@sendittobrandon2012]

Me too honestly i will allways watch his movies

[@johna.zoidberg3049]

Another proof that Jason Statham is the perfect actor for Agent 47.

[@robertagu5533]

Almost, if he can get the voice tone an game franchise 47esk detached demeanor down maybe. 47 is often very subtle, even what can be imagined youngish John Wick did when becoming the legend we know an love over the wrecking ball dudes like Statham here or Stalon for example have been seen doing, most the time.

[@vrileyoli]

Lol! I watched this movie with family last weekend. It was super silly but fun dumb action and sometimes that's all it needs to be. Obvious plot armor will be obvious plot armor, at least in this they didn't try to hide it. Definitely made it feel a lot less like it was treating the audience as a dummy.

[@AG_HP7]

Like some very famous alcoholic would say, some times you don´t need a expertly cooked steak, some times the only thing you need is a good ol´ cheese burger. And this movie was exactly that, fun, no convoluted plot lines, and action packed.

[@tankjr84]

Ballistic helmets. Bulletproof, but not elbow-proof.🤣

[@filmcomicsexplained]

My only weakness, how did you know haha

[@sidharthcs2110]

They're optimised for stopping bullet penetration , not really concussion protection

[@Hawk7886]

​@@sidharthcs2110just like how ballistic vests can stop bullets and knives but not a foot

[@STONE___]

i liked this movie alot, its like john wick created a whole new genre of video game like movies, i had fun, i hope the beekeepers universe keeps growing just like the john wick universe keeps growing

[@edu7979]

youll love crank

[@JayBelafonte]

They had these movies way before John Wick. 80’s and 90’s had tons of these same type action films

[@Reoh0z]

I heard this film used a lot of Bee roll footage.

[@FragmentJack]

Nothing is funnier to me in that entire film than the guy with the hand motion telling the Navy Seal dude he’s effed and it’s going to be beautiful. 😂

[@thecopperiris]

Jason Statham, Liam neeson.. it doesn't matter what they're in, we're gonna watch their ridiculousness😂😂 we need them on a team with John wick now 😂😂

[@IronHeel]

Statham has a few great action movies on Netflix and Prime. One he's protecting a Chinese math prodigy, another he's a self-destructive itinerant vigilante.

[@markissboi3583]

The last time in real life anyone had so much energy as David Stratham in this movie was a real life soldier who swallow the whole roll of Crack tabs because they froze togeather he survived 6 weeks in -20cel after been shot chased and starving and lived Found him > In 1944, Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen got separated from his unit and survived for weeks inside the Arctic Circle without food or shelter - fueled by a dose of meth large enough for 30 men.

[@feralprocessor9853]

Bee Keeper: You didn't trap me here. You guys trapped yourselves here with me.

[@mitsuri3096]

We need a meg 3

[@emilioi.valdez6680]

It may not have been perfect, but it was fun.

[@bgt2848]

Honestly, I really enjoyed this! I didn’t need complexity or anything. And the concept is amazing.

[@DomSum7]

I liked it. Seemed like old school revenge film.

[@grapeshot]

A lot of bee references almost like Jupiter Ascending🐝🐝🐝

[@stinknugget6446]

Well its called the beekeeper 😂

[@feralprocessor9853]

"Not the bees!" But seriously, don't mess with the hive.

[@mcw1907]

You mess with the hive, you, uh, take a dive?

[@sedohema]

You had me at fun

[@SwagbitoUchiha]

Very fun movie. Isn’t deep, but it didn’t have to be either. Loved it.

[@CoolDee933]

This guy is a badass. When I watched this movie I was like “Whoa!”

[@ianray8823]

If Jason Statham would feature in some John Wick medium then I would die happy

[@jordangoertz9743]

I really liked this movie

[@damianstarks3338]

Happy to see you reviewing this new Jason Statham

[@majmunx2]

I love movies like this, I watched it in theatre and it was perfect compared to other movies in theater now

[@613aristocrat]

Sounds like a classic Jason Statham movie. A well made one.

[@user-gf7nk5cn9g]

Always walk into these movies with a sense of "I'm turning off my brain for an hour or so & just going to enjoy this movie that's meant to be just that...mindless entertainment" I don't expect award winning when it comes to movies like these but I am entertained and that's what movies are for.

[@traviscummings9178]

I've come to look at movies the same way I look at choosing a restaurant to eat at. Sometimes, I want something that's heavy, that will stay with me long after it's over (i.e. films like Oppenheimer). Other times, I want something that's quick and easy (i.e. most comedy movies). While this movie follows a lot of the usual action tropes, I really enjoyed it. It might not have been that deep or subtle, but it was just straight-up fun

[@ultrajd]

Good film if not a tad cliche in a few spots. I felt that the daughter, her arrival seemed a little unusual. Because she apparently just appeared out of nowhere. We never hear that she was going to come over and visit or anything like that. Or at least I don’t recall. Not only that, but she didn’t seem all that broken up about her mother‘s suicide. There’s also the fact that I don’t understand why these kinds of call centers would be in the US. Because the majority of them are located outside of the United States. And, of course, the fact that they essentially make it so that the mother of the I guess you could say main antagonist of the film turned out to be the president. Was kind of stupid. I will say this, though the idea of repurposing a I’m assuming algorithm of sorts to sniff out money as much as I hate it it’s actually a rather smart thing to do. All the actions and all that aside one thing that I thought was a good moral in this story was the simple fact that you genuinely have to be careful when dealing with random things that pop up on your computer.

[@mrscashmorrisey1702]

I loved the movie but do agree with the daughter. I feel the writers fell flat there in how they wrote her character. She doesn't mourn her mother at least once during the whole movie. That was a huge failing.

[@ultrajd]

@@mrscashmorrisey1702 indeed. I mean, don’t let my review make it seem like I’m being overly negative for the movie. The movie was actually quite good. Most films that Jason Statham are in our good movies, not all of them but the majority of them.

[@Big_Yin]

I can't take Jason Statham seriously, i can just imagine hes like Matt Damon from Team America.

[@madambutterfly1997]

At some point you're going to have to do the anime Spy X Family

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Sounds good! Will add it to the list, thanks :)

[@MaverickX578]

I loved it, it was awesome

[@sonablom]

So if jim browning got john wick training and liked bees. Count me in.

[@Astartes-6969]

I like how Jason plays the same character in every film his been in. Yet doesn't even try to act.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Beekeeper is a fun movie. Statham is becoming that retired Dad dude who will kick ass and revenge against all his enemies

[@AaronB8288]

While it's thin in plot, it is very entertaining, but action movies don't really need a plot. I mean, John Wick doesn't exactly have the deepest plot known to man, but they're far and away some of the greatest action movies ever made, and i love them. As long as the movie is entertaining, people don't care about the plot, and this movie was damn good, I'll definitely be buying it

[@xd.gamers5670]

Jason Statham great guy

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

I knew it! This movie is preparing us for a Worm live action film! Finally the Queen of Escalation will get her rightful place!

[@willwolf8436]

It was a fun movie to watch.

[@drgirlfriend211]

Man I gotta say I LOVE your more positive videos… I’m down with criticism or critiques of movies, but your videos are SO MUCH MORE enjoyable when you have a positive tone…. I know I’m only one person and don’t expect you to change anything but since I absolutely adore the majority of your videos I just wanted to share. You are my FAVORITE movie guy Niyat!! Keep it up!!!

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Dude, "portrayed with lethal precision by (name)" is an absolutely WILD way to describe a character who shows up out of the blue like a maniac dressed in Cyberpunk 2077 getup screaming and shooting a minigun, only to be killed in literally 20 seconds

[@yusoph-kirammamaiii3872]

The Beekeeper movie was actually really good. It had a simple plot, but the plot twist in the end (Josh Hutcherson's character background) made it more awesome. We got what we were expecting in this type of movies and even more. Would be terrific to have a sequel too!

[@greenkoopa]

Imagine now, if the bad guy was Logan Paul He could've fought Statham 😫

[@robertagu5533]

​@@greenkoopa sure, except that Paul is way overrated an most WAY better an more experienced fighters an athletes/actors like Statham here would probably make short work of him. I hear Paul's actually something of a dick alot time. Sorta like UFC Champ McGregor at times but not nearly as dangerous or experienced least not yet

[@Hawk7886]

​@@greenkoopayeah one of the internet's most prevalent scammers could totally go up against Statham

[@h4ogaming492]

I have not clicked this video to watch it but to comment on it and say that me and my dad are going to watch this movie when it comes out near the movie theatre where I live. The trailer makes the movie really good. Is it a good movie though without spoiling it?

[@sirloin869]

J.stath's=fun but hollow...

[@feralprocessor9853]

Right off the bat, some Keanu Reeves level of acting.

[@rexcavalier]

Perhaps when the Beekeeper organization learned that, though retired, Clay was actually doing the work of the The Beekeepers.

[@greenkoopa]

"We have John Wick at home"

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

It was better 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@madambutterfly1997]

Holy shit I barely recognized Josh Hutcherson. mostly cuz he's cast as the same fuckboy character in almost every movie😂😂😂

[@blackworld8231]

Wick vs the bee keeper Who yall got?

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

No honey was wasted in the making of this movie

[@tinmann856]

New John wick series calling it now lol

[@scionixx9568]

Great popcorn flick!

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Missing you this week 😢

[@wolfbane7497]

And remember he was just a beekeeper and he folded an entire Army

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah, but that's a bit, what everyone playing the hero is kinda shown doing.

[@pantspants2951]

my man pretty much got the ultra plot armour but hey i love action, guns and fighting.

[@ryanhkimmel]

I went and saw this with a friend while our ladies went to mean girls, we called it a "dad action" kind of movie. Just turn off your brain and watch the good guy fuck shit up! I think we had more fun than the ladies, great film!

[@wertyda1]

This movie would have been better as a short series. Like 8 episodes, showing how he plans every raid and attack, put more time into the characters involved in all this. It’s was just not enough.

[@Troy_Tempest]

When is Beekeeper 2 coming?

[@truckinconvoy7312]

Doctor Beeeeeeeeees

[@captindo]

I’ve always been a fan of Jason, I’ll definitely give this a watch.

[@Defense0001]

I'm sorry but this movie was badass 😂 just watched it and I'm fucking shook with how good it was

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

The way Hollywood made that call center look is absolutely hilarious if you've ever seen a real call center. I swear these ppl have no idea what the real world is like

[@wiZrd0ne]

maybe they didn’t want a boring ass grey room when you could have neons playing on big tvs,shining on the floor and roof,it is not a flex to know what call centers look like lmao

[@pipeflorezoficial]

It’s not just a call center, it’s a SCAMMERs call center

[@yongkysiaw6597]

This movie is a equivalent to the equaliser.

[@crazyjoker1560]

when Derek first appeared on screen my first thought was is that logan paul

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Taylor Hebert: he's an amateur, but still has potential.

[@JayBelafonte]

I actually thought this was one of his better movies in a while. Story and premise was solid, but I did not like the FBI agents. Maybe if they had another aging action star, who could maybe have a scene or two of chase an “combat”. Might have been better because she became annoying.

[@alexjang7836]

This reminded me a lot of Arnold's Commando

[@l.sdarkholme7559]

The script writers made only 2 characters adults, the rest were all children.

[@wingman-1977]

While I’m surprised that you covered this movie, I’m glad you did. I would like to see a 3rd Crank movie.

[@mstieler8480]

Indeed a "Bee"-grade movie :D

[@javimirelesjr5601]

Jason Statham is a stapler in The Stapler

[@umayanan]

well, I am just glad that they didnt make it an Indian call center

[@jakob1840]

TMNT

[@sweepyourspeech8350]

Queen Killer .. Freddy Mercury eat your heart out...lol

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Finally a new IP that is different and fresh while incorporating a known genre! It looks fun, interesting and has a moral base to the storyline. A different take to Bond for the modern market. Yet again you cause me to want to see a movie I only saw a few mentions of. A1 review Niyat 👌

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Cheers mate

[@johncarter8103]

Love the video Can you do Department of Mysteries,Azkaban,Avery family,Carrow family,Morsmordre,Theodore Nott,Antonin Dolohov and Yaxley Harry Potter

[@Filterdissman]

But is it better than “The Meg 2”?

[@johnrovicgerong433]

Someone f'd the main characters last emotional anchor to humanity and someone put a bounty on his head? Seems like john wick but still I'm watching it 😂

[@superspark813]

The only thing that's kind of unbelievable is when people think of Scan call centers you think of india..

[@shepherdfree]

I still want to see it, lol

[@CTEagleCeltic]

This was John Wick, but more fun… the pretty face, Emmy, didn’t hurt either…

[@franciscodiaz3028]

Ha! BEEcon of righteousness!

[@glenjensen4777]

Comon people 23k subs more for 1mil. Let's get this beautiful South African the title he deserves

[@anubusx]

Do The Ancient Enemy from The Phantoms.

[@NotsocasualT]

The dayghter was completely unnecessary...just annoying each time she opened her mouth 😒 so badly written

[@jeremy8189]

Jason Statham with a gun part 5 ? Sounds good. Waiting on Liam Neeson with a gun part 12 ...

[@Monkey_D_Luffy56]

Is it like Crank movies?

[@Josh_Exitcamper]

Statham forgot how to age.

[@gemmini8389]

The only reason I didn't turn off the TV was because I was working on my laptop and didn't find the time or energy.

[@jamessweebe373]

...the raw, unpolished allure of b-grade action cinema.... or was it bee-grade action cinema