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New Movie Review-Honey Don't (2025)
New Movie Review-Honey Don't (2025)
(Watched twice in theaters on 09/03/2025 and 09/04/2025, respectively)
R, 1 hr. 29 mins., ⭐⭐ 1/2÷
Director Ethan Coen has made an alright if iffy dark crime/comedy with alright characters, an alright story and alright cinematography and effects when needed.
The story, set in Bakersfield, California, follows private investigator Honey O'Donahue (Margaret Qualley) who's called into a car accident by homicide detective Marty Metakawich (Charlie Day). The dead driver, Mia Novotny (Kara Petersen), isn't one of Honey's clients but had received a phone call from her before the accident. Honey soon visits her sister Heidi (Kristen Connolly) who's teenage daughter Corinne (Talia Ryder) been seeing her boyfriend Mickie (Alexander Carstoiu), but has been taking abuse from him, leading Corinne to speak with Honey than go to Heidi. In getting information about Mia's accident from not just Marty, but also from her police contact MG Falcone (Aubrey Plaza) and
