. Education can in fact be fun and lively. And it is both in Jerry Seinfeld's new animated comedy "Bee movie." This movie not only provides plenty of one liners and colorful charachters but it is also surprisingly knowledgeable about bees, bee society, pollen and nectar cultivation, honey production, and bee psychology. It's probably as good as a anything on the DIscovery channel, and funnier too.
The story itself lags in some parts (due to the educational part) but there is some really clever stuff here. I liked the courtroom scenes, the plane landing, and the bee-human romance. The voice talent is incredible too. The beloved Renee Zelleweger sounds like a seasoned professional at this sort of thing. Her voice is unlike any other. It's distinctive and vibrant and there's isn't a fear of sounding silly. She doesn't have much tonal range and her voice hits this pitch where it starts to rasp and waver. She uses that to her advantage. It's a great performance. John Goodman is fantastic too as a corporate lawyer. It's amazing how different he sounds in this movie than his previously animated Monster Inc. charachter. The way the animators drew the charachters onscreen is great too. Apparently no one told them that any overacting was too much. The charachters bounce around everywhere. It's pretty cool.
Jerry Seinfeld trademark humor is at display here for the first time since his documentary "Comedian," which has been awhile. The story lags sometimes because I don't think Jerry is that comfortable with this new animated format, but there are consistent laughs throughout and the plot contains alot of material. I especially liked the jealous boyfried (Patrick Warburton) who sees a bee taking his place and decides to try to drown him in the toilet. Chris Rock has a mosquito was pretty funny also. Too bad he wasn't in the movie more. That is probably my biggest complaint (which isn't that big). I wouldn't have minded ten more minutes of movie.
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