Man vs. Bee

Light hearted, fun, plenty of laugh out loud moments. The episodes are short (10-12 mins) so it could have easily been a movie. Seeing Rowan Atkinson on screen in this manner for me was a breath of fresh air! Loved it!

I have been a fan of Mr Bean but sadly as much as this series takes inspiration from Mr Bean, it has failed to capture his essence. Mr Bean was a selfish, naive, foolish, to-some-extent unlikeable but also a charming character to watch. You don't necessarily root for Mr Bean because he is a character you enjoy laughing at. Contrarily, watching Trevor makes me feel embarrassed and anxious, because he's a character with empathy, love, hopes and dreams - he reminds me of an ordinary man. He shows emotions that we all have, including remorse and guilt. It's almost hard to laugh at the comedy because it feels almost wrong to laugh at him. I actually primarily feel annoyed watching Trevor because it's frustrating to see how he allows himself to constantly messes everything up when he clearly knows his priority is his daughter. If he was a 'Mr Bean character' it would've been more fun to watch, as you know this man probably would have very shallow goals and values and would have no self-awareness about anything he did.

It is refreshing to see Rowan Atkinson in action again, specially in a role in which he is so familiar, that being the role of physical comedy.

As opposed to Mr. Bean, in Man vs. Bee, Atkinson also gets to use his voice, which he is very talented at.

The high picture quality makes it a joy to watch, even though it at times can be (almost painfully) predictable.

I give it 8/10 because I love Rowan.

A 90minutes movie split into 9 x10minutes episodes.

This feels like a what if Mr Bean could talk type of movie.

While not on par with the Mr Bean series/movies...the jokes and the "solutions" found are straight Mr Bean material.

Man vs Bee series is a nice watch but doesn't feel like something that will hold up over time as the Mr Bean series did.

Rowan Atkinson. He is 65 years old and has a career of almost 40 years. And he's been number one since the early days of his career. In this production, he gave great moments to people who love old-school like me. We are very lucky to live in the same era as Rowan Atkinson.