49
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyVillage VoiceSherilyn ConnellyMaya the Bee Movie does what it does very well, moving along at a brisk pace and with a strong underlying message for its young audience.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenAlexs Stadermann, directing from a script by Marcus Sauermann and Fin Edquist, keeps the story humming along genially, while the voice cast, also including Miriam Margoyles as the kindly Queen and Jacki Weaver as her conniving royal advisor, provides the spirited uplift.
- 60The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film’s messages about friendship, acceptance and being yourself are clear enough for the young, and grown-ups can read the story as a warning about conformity and about going to war on false pretenses.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreMore harmless than entertaining, a limp exercise in cinematic baby-sitting for the six-and-under set.
- 50VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeAll told, in giving parents nothing to object to, director Alexs Stadermann (who got his start making straight-to-video sequels for Disney) has also given them little to get excited about, apart from the idea of sharing Maya with another generation of preschoolers.
- 40Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonLos Angeles TimesCharles SolomonTalky, relentlessly affirming and as predictable as a paint-by-number.
- 40Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonTime Out LondonTrevor JohnstonThe humour lacks the zingy surprise that Pixar or Disney might have brought to it.