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Killer Bean Forever
2008 85 min United States of America PG 12+
★6.6
Animation, Action, Thriller
Director: Jeff Lew
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Description
When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.
Budget:
$1M
Worldwide:
$2.03M
Starring
Vegas J. Jenkins
Actor
Bryan Session
Actor
Matthew Tyler
Actor
Key opinion
Killer Bean Forever is a polarizing low-budget indie animation that functions as a tongue-in-cheek parody of 90s action cinema tropes. While many viewers appreciate the project as an impressive, ambitious solo effort that successfully captures the spirit of John Woo and The Matrix, others dismiss it as a tedious and amateurish production.
| Originality | The film succeeds as a self-aware, genre-savvy parody that lovingly reconstructs 90s action cinema staples. | |
| Direction | The kinetic, stylized action choreography effectively mimics the visual language of high-budget Hong Kong cinema despite technical limitations. | |
| Production | The low-budget, early 2000s-era 3D animation is viewed by some as a charming aesthetic choice, while others find it plastic, wooden, and technically inferior. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split: some find the meta-humor and gangster tropes clever and engaging, while others criticize the dialogue as flat and the plot as overly clichéd. | |
| Score | The soundtrack is functional and fits the energetic tone for some, but is criticized by others for being repetitive and overly limited in scope. |