Peter Fonda delivers the performance of his career in this excellent indie hit.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 24, 2021

Writer/director Nunez holds the threat of danger over all that happens, but the film is less a study of violence than it is a look at how one makes hard decisions in the face of harsh circumstances.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 27, 2019

Nunez's use of melodrama is as refreshingly anti-Hollywood as ever: the action is entirely in the service of character. What's startling about this quiet, un-hyped-up film is how moving it is.

| Feb 28, 2018

| Original Score: A | Sep 7, 2011

Deceptively old-fashioned, this is an emotionally quiet but rewarding portrait of a taciturn beekeeper (marvelously played by Peter Fonda, who resembles his dad) forced to emerged out of his solitary, sheltered life and face his family responsibilities

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 31, 2006

This low-key drama is played slow and sage.

| Jun 24, 2006

Peter Fonda's portrayal of Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson is a masterpiece of restraint, confident and finely etched, understated yet always in control.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 10, 2005

A craftwork of exceptional detail and nuance.

| Original Score: A | Apr 9, 2005

A profusion of perfect performances

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 31, 2005

Fonda shines in an Oscar nominated performance.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 24, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 4, 2004

The acting styles are well-matched with Nunez's slow, deliberate direction.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 1, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 3, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 20, 2004

Works well as a realistic look at a family in need of a second chance on life.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 7, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 5, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 15, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 29, 2003

Nunez manages to pull it together with such grace that you forgive his handful of out-of-focus shots.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 20, 2003

One of those unexpected pleasures that combines a low budget with a high emotional impact.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 25, 2003