Queen Bees is a cute watch but very low budget, bordering on cheese fest quality. The acting is pretty bad, the worst of which is our heroine, the legendary Ellen Burstyn. The writing is also very lazy. Although it's a comedy, there were many opportunities for some real zingers, mostly for Jane Curtain, that didn't materialize. The rest of the Bees, like Ann-Margret and Loretta Divine, turned in performances that were so forgettable that they could have not said one word in the entire film and it would have been about the same.
I love the relationship between Ellen and her grandson Peter, it's so sweet and genuine. Her daughter, Laura, on the other hand, goes WAY overboard in the villain role and it makes her incredibly unlikable. So much so, I didn't want them to reconcile at the end of the movie.
French Stewart as the "evil" director of the assisted living home was also so over the top in his acting, that he came across as a cartoonish antagonist.
My favorite is the wonderful late James Caan. He's cool, smooth, and believable as Dan, the senior citizen Valentino.
All in all, it's not a BAD movie, but definitely not great and I doubt I'd choose to watch it again. It seems a shame that you could have an ensemble cast of iconic actors such as Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Marget, in a so-called romantic comedy that just falls flat.
I love the relationship between Ellen and her grandson Peter, it's so sweet and genuine. Her daughter, Laura, on the other hand, goes WAY overboard in the villain role and it makes her incredibly unlikable. So much so, I didn't want them to reconcile at the end of the movie.
French Stewart as the "evil" director of the assisted living home was also so over the top in his acting, that he came across as a cartoonish antagonist.
My favorite is the wonderful late James Caan. He's cool, smooth, and believable as Dan, the senior citizen Valentino.
All in all, it's not a BAD movie, but definitely not great and I doubt I'd choose to watch it again. It seems a shame that you could have an ensemble cast of iconic actors such as Ellen Burstyn and Ann-Marget, in a so-called romantic comedy that just falls flat.
