More Than Honey
Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 12, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeJun 13, 2013
Without any preachiness, this magically beautiful film urges us to take better care of the bees, and honor the irreplaceable things that they do for us. Read full review
80
Total FilmSimon KinnearJan 18, 2015
Astonishing macro-photography captures the bees in all their surreal beauty, presenting a tribute to nature’s “messenger of love” and a warning of what might be lost. Read full review
80
Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekJun 5, 2013
More Than Honey isn't just 91 minutes of dead bees. Who could bear that? Instead, it's a delightful, informative, and suitably contemplative study of the bee world and the bee-population crisis, though in the end it does offer enough dewdrops of hope to fill up a bluebell or two. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 18, 2013
It’s an informative, if slightly unstructured, narrative, yet it plays more like a horror story. Read full review
75
Boston GlobePeter KeoughJul 4, 2013
Though overloaded with narration, “Honey” triumphs visually, with stunning shots of bees in flight, tracked in slow motion, “Winged Migration”-style, by who-knows-what technical wizardry. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJun 12, 2013
It’s a film that wants to celebrate as much as doom-say. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDrew HuntJun 12, 2013
Markus Imhoof's film reveals itself as a curious, audacious mix of personal essay film and nature documentary. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeJun 13, 2013
A film whose fascination with bees and their mammoth impact on the global food chain extends far beyond the subject of colony collapse disorder. Arthouse audiences will eat it up. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff [Not Credited]Jun 12, 2013
Most striking in “Honey” are closeups of the bees in their hives, symbiotically working together in creating their new queen: Imhoof rightfully spends time detailing the extraordinary nature of bee social structure. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenJun 11, 2013
A fascinating but rambling documentary. Read full review
65
NPRMark JenkinsJun 14, 2013
The documentary's most memorable vignette is suitably unnerving: a visit to northern China, where the threatened disappearance of bees has already come to pass, leaving workers to pollinate fruit trees ... by hand. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawSep 6, 2013
The mystery and beauty of bees emerge strongly enough. But should we be seriously concerned, or not? Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeSep 4, 2013
The message to take home: put a pot of lavender on your windowsill. Save bees! Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAug 6, 2013
Producer-director Markus Imhoof tackles a hugely vital subject, but the film's loose structure and lack of a specific through-line don't make for the clearest intake of its, well, swarm of information. Read full review
60
Time OutSam AdamsJun 11, 2013
Although the unexplained collapse of honeybee colonies is a global problem, the most startling moments in Markus Imhoof’s documentary take place on a microscopic level. Read full review
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