Bee Movie

Forget the buzz surrounding Jerry Seinfeld's big-screen break – Bee Movie is a flick that deserves to be swatted out of cinemas. In DreamWorks' latest, everyone's favourite TV comedian provides the voice of Barry B Benson, a young bee who, upon graduation, is told by his career officer he's set to be stuck in a dead-end job for the rest of his life. Stung at the news, our hero flies the hive in search of adventure. Bee Movie fails to take off because it simply isn't any fun for kids. Sure, the animation is as slick and well-drawn as you'd expect from the studio that brought us Shrek and Shark Tale, and Seinfeld, who also co-produces and co-writes, shows his fans that he is still on form. The environmental and believe-in-yourself messages are well intentioned, but adults are going to appreciate the humour and characters far more than the little ones will. [Kevin McHugh]