Bees Make Honey

This looks like an attempt at farce and absurdist comedy but is too confused and doesn't make sense, even in its own world. One moment it's trying to be Oscar Wilde and the next, Rocky Horror but for all the overacting and deliberately stilted language if fails. What it does have is engaging visual appeal; the costumes and sets are stunning, as is the lead, Alice Eve.

This is one of those movie that's a little bit heartbreaking because, while it succeeds at some elements, it fails miserably at others. Visually the film is sumptuous, though a tad dark. The team behind it were meticulous when it came to the costumes, the make-up, the cinematography, the set decoration, lighting, and even the editing. Which begs the question of what went wrong... Basically, the movie is overacted and not well written. When it comes to the script, it seems like the writers were simply trying too hard, which carries through in the delivery. To be clear, I don't believe the actors failed to achieve the director's vision; the problem is that vision lacked anything even resembling subtlety. As the movie progresses you end up losing interest quickly because you cannot care about the characters because they aren't really characters so much as caricatures. Instead of fleshed out human beings, the story revolves around one-dimensional cartoon like people. Consequently, whether they live or die, whether or not they're guilty, whether or not they seem happy or sad affects the viewer very little. Put another way, there is simply no one in this movie you feel emotionally invested in. In the end, this film feels like a missed opportunity. If the people behind it had invested half as much time on the story as they did on its appearance, it could have been brilliant; instead, it's tedious.

Obviously no drag queens or indie music in 1930's... ??? Think you might be missing the point dude. I think it's a cool new take on a fun film noir theme. Loved the music! Think everyones missing the point. I thought it was fun to watch. Just for that I'm giving it an 8. It's clearly a genre flick. Good job from first time director.

Raucous and unique. It's non linear, which I like in films. My two cents is to jump into the world and enjoy. The music is rad. Alice Eve is totally hot as usual. It's like a rocky horror picture show vibe without the set piece songs. There are some really funny scenes, but the language is hard to follow sometimes. I think it's clever though and totally absurdist.

Alice Eve is underrated I feel. She is clearly such a movie star when you watch this. She was strong and sexy without falling into traditional female traps written by men. I think it was her brother who wrote this? Great if they are related. It's super fast paced. Music was seriously cool. Would watch with friends again.