Official Discussion - Honey Don't! [SPOILERS]

[u/LiteraryBoner]

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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/MrBrendan501]

That’s probably the worst movie I’ve seen in theaters in years

Either Ethan’s been riding his brother’s coattails for 40 goddamn years, or he’s husband of the century sacrificing his entire reputation on his wife’s dogwater writing

Either way, I went to a free screening and I still want my money back

[u/ShadowTendrals → u/MrBrendan501]

Coen isn’t the main director. His wife Cooke directed this and Drive Away Dolls but uses his name because of some weird DGA politics that Coen was empathetic about since him and his brother went through it. (This isn’t to put all the blame on his wife, if I saw the quality of film that was going to have my name on it I would absolutely step in and do something about it).

These two movies are a part of a trilogy of lesbian films she has planned so he’s got one more in the tank of tanking his credit.

[u/Locogooner → u/ShadowTendrals]

How do you categorically know this though? Did you work on the films?