Bees Make Honey
- 2017
- 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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A widow hosts a gathering for her high-society friends in an attempt to help solve her husband's murder.A widow hosts a gathering for her high-society friends in an attempt to help solve her husband's murder.A widow hosts a gathering for her high-society friends in an attempt to help solve her husband's murder.
Daniel Smales
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I decided to watch Bees Make Honey because of Jack Eve, Trevor Eve and Alice Eve! I thought the movie had a brilliant plot.
However, I also thought it was a little slow--at least at the beginning. Also, it was confusing because of the amount of flashbacks. Now the movie was anything but terrible.
I thought the movie was highly creative! I thought Alice Eve did a phenomenal job as Honey. Trevor also did a phenomenal job as the commissioner.
I thought in terms of writing Jack Eve did a brilliant job. I also think Jack did a phenomenal job directing the movie!
I'd still recommend others' to check the movie out too.
However, I also thought it was a little slow--at least at the beginning. Also, it was confusing because of the amount of flashbacks. Now the movie was anything but terrible.
I thought the movie was highly creative! I thought Alice Eve did a phenomenal job as Honey. Trevor also did a phenomenal job as the commissioner.
I thought in terms of writing Jack Eve did a brilliant job. I also think Jack did a phenomenal job directing the movie!
I'd still recommend others' to check the movie out too.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you know
- Trivia"Late at Night" is written and performed by Joyroom. The founder and singer is George Eve, brother to Alice Eve and Jack Eve, and son to Trevor Eve.
- SoundtracksConga Parade
Music by Louis Gasté
Lyrics by Jean Broussolle
Performed by Joséphine de La Baume
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited
Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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