"Bee Season"

Has anyone seen this yet?

I was intrigued by the trailers, even though they fail to disclose any information about the plot of the movie.

It's a very very bizzare, strange tale about a uniquely-disfunctional family. I honestly don't know what to say about it - it's very weird.

Juliette Binoche is excellent, as always, but the use of her semi-accent here really bothered me. Richard Gere is solid, as are the two actors that play their kids - they deliver excellent performances.

I managed to leave this movie - although it's far too long - slightly and strangely moved. The weirdness' blame shouldn't fall on the choppy film, but on the equally bizzare novel. Despite me finding something quite beautiful about the movie, the focus of the movie is a bit shifty and - like everything else - random.

The screenplay, however, has a definite shot at an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay.

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i haven't seen it yet, but studied the book in my American Novel class. the only thing bothering me is Chali being a woman instead of a man, the plot is interesting enough without adding "sexual" tension for the son

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You should see it - it's actually slightly fulfilling.

Popcultureboy: Why do you think a half-accent would bother me? These are American people living in California - not French immigrants who managed to erase their accents (except for the mother.)

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Both Gere and Binoche are miserably miscast.