Jason Statham The Beekeeper
Elusive spies and lethal assassins now appear in the most unexpected of settings.
Think back to “The Accountant” featuring Ben Affleck or “The Tax Collector” with Shia LaBeouf. More recently, there’s “The Bricklayer” starring Adam Eckhardt.
You might not recall these movies as they didn’t receive critical acclaim. Yet, a notary public might be out there, pondering when their profession will be portrayed with the same intensity as a Liam Neeson thriller.
Directed by David Ayer
In the latest Jason Statham revenge thriller, “The Beekeeper,” it seems to outshine its counterparts—or, perhaps, out-bee them. Directed by David Ayer, known for “The Tax Collector,” the film showcases one of the most significant gaps between a seemingly harmless profession and a fierce, relentless killer.
As the body count rises, so do the incredulous reactions from those struggling to comprehend the origin of the chaos. Time and again, they express their disbelief: “A beekeeper?
Jason Statham “The Beekeeper
Embrace the absurdity. Jason Statham “The Beekeeper” takes that seemingly ludicrous concept to its limits and then some. If you’ve been looking for a film where Jason Statham solemnly pledges to “protect the hive” an improbable number of times, your search ends here.
The bee-themed metaphors, including an impressive “To bee or not to bee” reference, are abundant and swift in “The Beekeeper.” The film teeters on the edge of a so-bad-it’s-good atmosphere but remains too serious to embrace that tone fully. While it may have moments of entertaining absurdity, it ultimately concludes as a rather sad and haphazard imitation of the “John Wick” style.
Eloise Parker
Penned by Kurt Wimmer, the film starts with one of the most ludicrous inciting incidents in recent memory. Jason Statham takes on the role of a modest beekeeper working for Eloise Parker (played by Phylicia Rashad) on a New England farm.
The plot turns unexpectedly when Eloise falls victim to a phishing scam, losing all her money, including the $2 million charity fund she oversees. In a bizarre sequence, Eloise contacts a number on her screen, only to be duped into sharing her passwords by a slick scammer (portrayed by David Witts).
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Simultaneously, the scammer turns the call into a lesson for a room full of hackers, who cheer him on, reminiscent of the predatory stock brokers in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
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Eloise, instead of taking conventional steps like pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE or contacting her bank’s fraud department, takes a drastic and tragic step by ending her own life.
This infuriates none other than the beekeeper.
Verona, Eloise’s daughter, portrayed convincingly by Emmy Raver-Lampman, is an FBI agent who dedicates herself to solving the case. Meanwhile, the beekeeper, following a strategic move, uncovers the location of the call center. Armed with a few tanks of gasoline and delivering terse words about the hive, he sets the place ablaze, leaving casualties in his wake.
U.S. President
This attracts the notice of higher-ranking officials. However, the individual in charge is a 28-year-old named Derek Danforth (played with evident enjoyment by Josh Hutcherson), who consistently underestimates his formidable new adversary.
His sense of entitlement is derived from influential connections, enjoying protection from the former head of the CIA, Wallace Westwyld (portrayed by Jeremy Irons), and holding the advantageous position of being the son of the U.S. president (depicted by Jemma Redgrave).
Adam Clay
Limbs are severed, and the body count rises as our protagonist, revealed to be named Adam Clay, plows through the criminal network with unrelenting brutality.
Jason Statham, embodying the appearance and demeanor of a speeding bullet, eliminates anyone in his way with the efficient precision that I fantasize about applying to opening a pickle jar. A couple of twists of the wrist, and it’s all over.
Government’s Official Records
Get ready for this revelation: Jason Statham Clay isn’t merely a regular beekeeper. He belongs to a retired Beekeeper, an exclusive covert secret service functioning well beyond the government’s official records. Strikingly, they derive a considerable portion of their mission principles from the natural behavior of bees.
With their secret order and all, Jason Statham “The Beekeeper” veers unmistakably into “Wick”-esque territory, albeit with a slightly less enjoyable tone.
Indeed, this somewhat absurd beekeeper thriller ascends to the highest echelons of power. As the film’s rebellious main character inches closer to the White House, leaving a trail of blood and chaos, “The Beekeeper” resembles an uneasy B-movie amalgamation of today’s conspiracy-laden political environment.
It portrays a violent, self-appointed defender of America carving a path toward the president, with a majority of the casualties being members of the Secret Service