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Los Angeles Times by Charles Solomon
Talky, relentlessly affirming and as predictable as a paint-by-number.
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The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen
Alexs 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.
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The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger
The 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.
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All 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.
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More harmless than entertaining, a limp exercise in cinematic baby-sitting for the six-and-under set.
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Village Voice by Sherilyn Connelly
Maya 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.
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Time Out London by Trevor Johnston
The humour lacks the zingy surprise that Pixar or Disney might have brought to it.