Man vs. Bee

A 90minutes movie split into 9 x10minutes episodes.

This feels like a what if Mr Bean could talk type of movie.

While not on par with the Mr Bean series/movies...the jokes and the "solutions" found are straight Mr Bean material.

Man vs Bee series is a nice watch but doesn't feel like something that will hold up over time as the Mr Bean series did.

Huge fan of Rowan in everything he does, but this felt really different, I felt like rooting for the character and that really made me anxious and uncomfortable enough to barely enjoy most of the hilarious parts, and believe me, he provides alot. Probably he should add his daughter if we get a new season.

Don't get me wrong, its pure Rowan out there, and brilliant as usual, but the character makes you feel empathy for him, and that induced me to not having the fun I was expecting.

I have been a fan of Mr Bean but sadly as much as this series takes inspiration from Mr Bean, it has failed to capture his essence. Mr Bean was a selfish, naive, foolish, to-some-extent unlikeable but also a charming character to watch. You don't necessarily root for Mr Bean because he is a character you enjoy laughing at. Contrarily, watching Trevor makes me feel embarrassed and anxious, because he's a character with empathy, love, hopes and dreams - he reminds me of an ordinary man. He shows emotions that we all have, including remorse and guilt. It's almost hard to laugh at the comedy because it feels almost wrong to laugh at him. I actually primarily feel annoyed watching Trevor because it's frustrating to see how he allows himself to constantly messes everything up when he clearly knows his priority is his daughter. If he was a 'Mr Bean character' it would've been more fun to watch, as you know this man probably would have very shallow goals and values and would have no self-awareness about anything he did.

It was exactly what I expected it to be, and it was on the level of Mr. Bean.

I feel like people who tell you it's not are only saying it because they didn't get to see it their first time as a child, like they did with Mr. Bean.

However, I must say, watching this as an adult gave me anxiety. It's probably more suitable for children. 😂

Rowan Atkinson. He is 65 years old and has a career of almost 40 years. And he's been number one since the early days of his career. In this production, he gave great moments to people who love old-school like me. We are very lucky to live in the same era as Rowan Atkinson.