Actually, he just wants to take care of his bees in peace. But then his neighbor is taken advantage of by online scammers – and Adam Clay (Jason Statham) begins a revenge campaign that not only claims dozens of victims, but ultimately reaches the highest levels of American politics!
Director David Ayer is known for his tough approach – just think of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film ‘Sabotage’, which really deserves the FSK 18 rating. It’s that hard “The beekeeper“ Not now (despite being re-released for 18 years and older) – but especially fans of the “early” Jason Statham will get their money’s worth here, despite the extremely absurd plot: The Stath does not make stupid jokes, but rather his opponents (particularly hateful: Josh Hutcherson as a super sleazy rich boy) straight to the point…
The conclusion of the FILMSTARTS review of “The Beekeeper” is: The quest for sweet revenge turned out to be quite entertaining, especially for fans of the ‘old’ Jason Statham.
“Animalia”: Arthouse fantasy with a touch of body horror!
France is hit by a mysterious epidemic: more and more people are growing wings, claws or fur – and human-animal hybrids are also developing an unexpected aggressiveness. The government places the mutants in its own reserve – so 16-year-old Émile (Paul Kircher) must move to the south-west of the country with his father François (Romain Duris) to stay close to his mother, who is also locked up in the reserve…
Somewhere between “The Island of Dr. Moreau” by HG Wells and “The Fly” by David Cronenberg “Animalia“ its own thing: an arthouse coming-of-age film with an extra dose of body horror. A visit to the cinema, which was already praised during its premiere at the Cannes Festival, is especially worthwhile for those who are slowly getting tired of the usual fantasy monotony.
The conclusion of the FILMSTARTS review of “Animalia” is: A sensitive, often moving coming-of-age story that uses the puberty metaphor, which isn’t exactly new to the fantasy genre, but still seems absolutely fresh and unique – even if the budget proves to be too tight for some of the desired values. showing may be limited Tick was too low.
“15 years”: Better late than never!
The 2006 prison drama ‘Four Minutes’ is one of the most intense German films of the past 20 years – harder and more ruthless than most action thrillers! Hannah Herzsprung became a movie star overnight playing Jenny von Loeben, a piano prodigy with tantrums. And now her story “15 years“ (again by director and author Chris Kraus) goes on to say:
Jenny has now been released from prison and works as a cleaner. But when she realizes that her ex-boyfriend, for whom she went to prison in the first place, has now made a career as a pop star under the stage name Gimmore (Albrecht Schuch), she has only one goal: revenge! To get to him, she takes part in a TV talent show for musicians with intellectual or physical disabilities alongside Syrian refugee Omar (Hassan Akkouch), whose arm was cut off by ISIS henchmen…
The conclusion of the FILMSTARTS review of “15 Years” is: Hannah Herzsprung starred her way to stardom as an angry young woman in ‘Four Minutes,’ and now she’s finally becoming an acting icon – fantastic! In addition to the actors’ consistently excellent performances, the astonishingly epic drama offers plenty of material for an investigation into timeless themes such as revenge and mercy or the acceptance of the unchangeable.