Once I Was a Beehive (2015)

• Year: 2015
• Released: 14 Aug 2015
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 1 win
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4002772/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_i_was_a_beehive
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-i-was-a-beehive
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
• Runtime: 119 min
• Writer: Maclain Nelson, Hailey Smith
• Director: Maclain Nelson
• Cast: Paris Warner, Lisa Clark, Hailey Smith
• Keywords: christianity,

	6.2/10
	78% – Critics
	71% – Audience

Once I Was a Beehive Storyline

Lane Speer is a 16-year-old girl who spends her family vacations camping in the mountains. She takes the memories for granted until she loses her father to cancer. Only a year later, Lane is still reeling from her father’s death as her mother marries a guy that Lane hardly knows – a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. To top it off, while they are on their honeymoon, they arrange to have her stay with her LDS step-aunt who takes her away to a Bible-themed girls’ camp with a bunch of young LDS girls. Confronted with memories of camping with her family, she tries to find peace with her new surroundings and deal with her father’s death.

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Once I Was a Beehive Movie Reviews

What matters here is the message… If you won’t mind anything else.

I am a film fanatic, so like everybody else I seek entertainment in the films I watch. But if it delivers a message or gives a lesson, I’ll take it as an inspiration, no matter what category it belongs to.

I mean I belong to no religion, but there are many good things about them other than wasting time in the temples and churches for the fantasy things. So that is where this film comes in, even for the non- believers.

It might be about a Mormon related theme, that does not mean it is a propaganda or anything, but obviously that’s how it looks like. In fact, it is a very enjoyable film, not just for the kids or the women, but anyone and mostly for the families.

Because it was not about the god stuff, it was about the human bond and having faith in each other to work together. In many parts, that’s what the film characters express through the dialogues and makes us comfortable for further viewing.

The story was narrated from an atheist teen girl’s perspective, but her condition of life had an impact for telling a beautiful and semi- emotional tale. It was a quality of the television product, mainly because it is PG rated.

The wonderful cast and shot in the nicest places. So just enjoy its contents as a human being with the emotions and ignore the religious stuffs if you think it is overshadowed by that. Because, because of watching it you won’t turn a Mormon in an overnight.

6/10

It was pretty good

I didn’t know what to expect watching this but I have to say, it was pretty good. Not great, but heartfelt and enjoyable to watch. The characters were fine to watch, the story was easy to follow to sympathize with and the pacing’s pretty good. It’s laid back. As for the dialogue, it’s pretty well written. Simple yet effective. If you like dramas then watch this.

A good family-friendly film

Since most Mormon films seem to cater toward the Mormon audience, I was pleasantly surprised to see that this film, while having Mormon characters, is not necessarily geared toward a Mormon audience. While it is probably best enjoyed by Mormon girls and women who have attended camp, it could easily be enjoyed by anyone. There are very few specifically “Mormon” references so it is relatable to a wide audience. That being said, it is a low-budget independent film, so don’t expect to be wowed. However the acting quality is good, the soundtrack is good, and the plot, while fairly predictable, was not quite the touchy-feely conversion story that you’d expect from a religious film. It reminded me of the 2012 movie “Amazing Love”. This film is a fairly accurate (though satirical) depiction of a Mormon girls camp. And yes, we really do sing “Noah’s Arky” and “Mormon Boy”! It’s tradition!