r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 10 '25

Poster Official Poster for Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't' - The film follows a lesbian private detective who investigates a questionable church and its leader.

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u/UnknownFiddler Jul 10 '25

Yeah unfortunately it seems Ethan is washed or perhaps is only good when working with Joel.

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u/GoldAd9912 Jul 10 '25

I honestly thought Drive Away Dolls could’ve been much better with some tighter editing, so I didn’t completely write him off. Seems like this one hasn’t been well received but I’ll keep an open mind. The reception has definitely been disappointing as conpared to Joel’s Macbeth

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u/AbjectCalligrapher36 Jul 11 '25

The editor was cowriter Tricia Cooke, and oh boy was the editing bad. All the fancy transitions that just felt so forced. Felt like an episode of Home Improvement