'The Beekeeper': Jason Statham's New Action Flick Buzzes into Theaters

Statham plays a retired special ops 'beekeeper' seeking revenge in a film critics say fails to embrace its own absurdity.

Jason Statham stars in the new action film 'The Beekeeper', directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer, where he plays a former special ops expert known as a 'beekeeper' who seeks revenge after the death of a friend.
The film, which has a 68% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is set to be streamed on MGM+ and/or Amazon Prime Video after its theater release.
Statham's character, Adam Clay, is a retired operative of a secret organization known as 'The Beekeepers' and also a real beekeeper, living a quiet retirement tending to real bees.
Clay embarks on a mission to annihilate multiple chains of command when they lead back to a friend getting scammed by a fraudulent telemarketing company, leading to her tragic suicide.
Despite the film's ludicrous premise, critics argue that it fails to embrace its own absurdity, resulting in a generic action film that could have been more memorable if it had leaned into its silliness.