Short version: I wonder how many times Jason Statham had to play THE BEEKEEPER in order to achieve that highly entertaining 100% completion run.
Slightly longer version: you are not going see an elaborate and intricate world full of hidden lore in THE BEEKEEPER. No, you are going to watch Jason Statham unleash a ballet of violence on a bunch of mother[expletive deleted]s who absolutely deserve it; and if that requires a nice old lady to shoot herself in despair instead of calling the authorities, well, sorry about that, ma’am. Rest assured that your death will motivate two characters, which is remarkably thrifty of the movie.
None of this is a criticism. I was there to watch Statham shoot bad guys in the head, and settle for incapacitating limb / knockdown shots to the chest plates for the good guys. I got quite a bit of that. This movie would make for a fairly good video game, which is also not a criticism. Totally worth matinee tickets, in other words. Or catch it when it hits streaming, watch it with friends and beer. It’ll be a thing.
At least *someone* in Hollywood still remembers what Fun™ is.
After what a disappointment Argylle seems to be, I believe there is a Beekeeper ticket for this weekend in my future.
A more satisfactory review for an action movie I cannot imagine. my thanks.