| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...why does Bee Season feel so unfocused?" more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The performance by Flora Cross is haunting in its seriousness." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"...a movie about spirituality without a single ounce of spirit." more... |
C- |
| E! Online |
"...while we can't fault this flick for being lazy, it definitely loses its sting along the way." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...shows a fondness for photographing things that shimmer..." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"F-A-I-L-U-R-E." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a serious film filled with both great and awkward ideas." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Parts of Bee Season work better than others, but I left the theater feeling more like I had watched the outline of a movie than been immersed in a fully realized motion picture." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a detour into mumbo jumbo." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"The movie continually needs to impress with how smart it is..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"This well-meaning mistake gets lost in the metaphors." more... |
C |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...evocative and superbly acted." more... |
B |
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