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Netflix's Man vs Bee review: Tom and Jerry meets Home Alone in this passable comedy

  In Netflix's world of thrilling shows like Squid Game, Stranger Things and Umbrella Academy , Its latest Man vs Bee has to bee (pun intended, sorry) one of the most underwhelming shows I've seen on its platform. The story revolves around Trevor, a worker in a housekeeping company, who is sent to your-average-rich person's state-of-the-art house to housekeep while they're out for vacation. Trevor is having a eat time in this extravagant house. Then there's a bee, whose minuscule form is nothing short of a gargantuan nightmare. I hate how the characters here are so formulaic. You have your average joe husband and plain jane wife, who are banal arrogant rich folks. They aren't the main characters here, but they are important. And seeing them get the routine treatment does aggravate me. Rowan Atkinson who plays Trevor, our protagonist, has some level of emotional depth in terms of his character. He's divorced, pretty poor, and has a good level of bonding with