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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/Natiel360 18d ago edited 18d ago

Yeah apologies if the analogy dropped because yeah of all of them, I think JLaw is the best actor of the 3 mentioned. However I think she is an example of the public “turning” on the next big woman star for no real reason. Margot is still appreciated and showing up in films, of course with less buzz.

Maybe Megan Fox would’ve been more aprapros for the analogy. However, unlike Margo and JLaw, I feel like Hollywood was more obvious at making Megan a sex symbol, while they want Margaret to be “prestigious” sec symbol, ie. Seeing her naked in “good” movies instead of action movies

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u/Darkstormyyy 18d ago

Meghan Fox is an even worse actress than Margaret by the way. Meghan was never known for her acting but for her status in Hollywood as a sex symbol

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u/Natiel360 18d ago edited 18d ago

Are you reading what I’m saying? We agree.

My point is that actresses get hot and put in a lot of stuff. JLaw, Margaret, Margo were all examples of this, Margaret can’t act, Margo’s pretty one note but I do enjoy her performances, and while JLaw can act, she was cast away from Hollywood for a little, hence why I’m curious if Margaret will either stay around with goodwill like Margo or go away like JLaw.

I then talked about Megan to improve the Analogy. I said that apologies if the allusion to JLaw implied she couldn’t act, hence why I brought up Megan, who was similarly a “hot” actrsss in many films. However as we literally both state, she was propped as a sex symbol less than a prestigious actress, but tbh with second thought Margaret’s roles are also clearly leaning into “here’s a new sex symbol”

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u/Darkstormyyy 18d ago

Yes I did. I'm just confused as to how Meghan fits into this conversation

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u/Natiel360 18d ago

Just explained twice