“Killer Bean Forever” is a unique experience. Jeff Lew served as the director, writer and animator for it. He’s a visual effects artist and has worked on many Hollywood productions including entries in the “Transformers” and “The Matrix” franchises. In-between his Hollywood work, he also made this surreal flick. It’s like John Woo and “The Matrix” but with coffee beans.

Killer Bean is an assassin on a mission in Beantown. While fighting with local mobsters, he must also defeat a rogue agent, who warns him of the dangers of the agency he works for. Soon his employers send another assassin to eliminate Killer Bean.

The characters in this look horrific. They’re all talking coffee beans. While the character designs themselves look bad, the animation during the fights is actually pretty impressive. The way they move and the great action choreography really help remind me of “Hard Boiled”, “The Killer” and “The Matrix”. Killer Bean himself does not have much personality. Nobody in this film is particularly interesting and the voice acting is awful. However, I didn’t really have very high expectations for a film about talking beans. I mean, does anybody have high expectations for the characters when they’re talking coffee beans?

The action sequences are actually pretty good and there is definitely some novelty value to seeing a film where all the characters are talking coffee beans. “Killer Bean Forever” is a showcase for a talented animator. The idea that a single person could make this is impressive. I was reminded of “Who Killed Captain Alex?”, which was a ridiculous action film made by Ugandan villagers. Aspiring filmmakers may be inspired by “Killer Bean Forever” and those that want to laugh might have fun with this but general audiences will likely hate it. “Killer Bean Forever” is truly unlike any other film I’ve ever seen but it’s not exactly entertaining.