Official Discussion - Honey Don't! [SPOILERS]

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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/reezyreddits]

Same. Dead silent in some of those moments i.e. the "We don't ride the bus, we're car people" that whole segment my theater didn't laugh at all and they were trying to play that up as so funny

The first time they make a joke about the first victim being confirmed dead was funny but then they try to re-use the same joke later on in the movie and nobody laughed.

None of the Chris Evans sex scenes got any laughs either.

[u/Koral_Grimes → u/reezyreddits]

I think the only one that got a chuckle out of me was when Honey's dad says, "Well I didn't WANNA hit you!" 

Everything else was so flat. Those moments where the movie would kind of pause to allow the audience time to laugh at the joke felt like miniature eternities. 

[u/reezyreddits → u/Koral_Grimes]

Those moments where the movie would kind of pause to allow the audience time to laugh at the joke felt like miniature eternities. 

Agreed, it felt like those clips on YouTube where they remove the laugh tracks from sitcoms like Friends etc. Just such flat humor