Bee Movie marks the return of Jerry Seinfeld, and if you're a fan of the funny man, it's a safe bet that you're going to like this movie. In Bee Movie, Seinfeld voices honey bee Barry B. Benson. A free-thinking bee with existential leanings who refuses to accept the fact that his destiny is to remain within the hive and make honey for the rest of his life. He believes that adventure awaits him in the outside world. One day, he decides to join the pollen collecting squad as they venture outside the hive. After getting separated from the squad, he strikes up a most unusual bond with a human. Bee Movie isn't without it's imaginative moments. There is some absolutely hilarious stuff in this movie. Seinfeld's observant and dry sense of humor is well on display. Also lending a helpful hand are a couple of outstanding bit players, both of which I'd rather not mention in this review. They're far too funny to spoil here.

Alas, as clever as much of the writing is here, there are a couple things that really bothered me in Bee Movie, first of which was the unimaginitive artwork that went into the look of the bee character designs. There's just nothing particularly interesting about Barry's look or any of the bees for that matter. When you watch a film like Cars (or anything from Pixar), there's something striking about the character designs. Yes, most bees look a like, but in an animated feature, you want that barrier crossed. Even The Ant Bully managed to put together interesting personality traits for the various ants in that universe.

I also really could have done without Barry communicating with the humans. Even in an animated world, you have to follow rules you set for yourself. Bees talking to one another is one thing, but bees talking to humans is something else entirely. In the recent Ratatouille, the film makers came up with an interesting way for the rat to communicate with a human without words. Once Barry started talking to Rene Zellweger's Vanessa Bloome, the film lost a little of it's magic for me. Still, Bee Movie isn't without its charm. Jerry Seinfeld is a lot of fun here, and chances are his involvement alone will be enough to win over audiences.