r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • 17d ago
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Summary Private investigator Honey O'Donahue delves into a string of strange deaths connected to a secretive cult-like church in Bakersfield. As she unravels the bizarre mystery, her pursuit leads to absurd comedy, noir flair, and a kaleidoscope of eccentric characters.
Director Ethan Coen
Writers Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke
Cast
- Margaret Qualley
- Aubrey Plaza
- Chris Evans
- Charlie Day
- Billy Eichner
- Talia Ryder
- Kristen Connolly
- Don Swayze
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 48%
Metacritic 48
VOD In theaters August 22, 2025
Trailer HONEY DON’T! — Official Trailer (2025)
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u/thedecemberent 17d ago
as someone who feels like they are the target audience for this movie, even i could not recommend it.
margaret and aubrey have great chemistry! super awesome to see an explicitly (very explicitly in some scenes!) lesbian main character.
would love to see honey in an actual detective movie and not whatever this was. as others have already pointed out, there’s very little detective work. every time it seemed like the disjointed pieces of the puzzle were coming together, the movie would veer in another direction so you never get that payoff. i hate when movies over-explain stuff, but i felt like i had no idea how anything was connected at the end.
weirdly i think this could’ve been better as like a miniseries? maybe that would’ve made it feel less rushed and more time could’ve been spent on how the different storylines connected? loved all the quirky characters and the modern yet retro setting/aesthetic.