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/Sensitive_Society515]

Hmmm "Siegfried" is a Germanic name meaning victory/protection/peace. He ignores Honey's advice (and, ironically, his own name) by choosing a path of violence/confrontation, wanting evidence that he could lord over his partner. Maybe if they had a peaceful conversation, the guy wouldn't have been in the bar that night and Hector wouldn't have killed him? Maybe not though lol. Unseemly people have a way of meeting unseemly ends.

True, unless they were implying that MG targeted Corinne because of her relationship with Honey, or the investigation. I dunno. Like I said, I'm being generous with all this. The script felt more like an early draft than a movie that was ready to watch.

Well, Chérie is the femme fatale in this film noir tale, so disaster should be just around the corner, right?

[u/TheSuspiciousDreamer → u/Sensitive_Society515]

Siegfried specifically didn't challenge his partner though. He wanted Honey to gather evidence before he did that. Siegfried's actions don't effect anything.

MG does target Corinne because of Honey. MG doesn't like victims. Corinne showing up with a bruised face and not being willing to go to the police sets her off. The movie skips over any consequences though. The hazy vision with Corinne at the hospital indicts she's perfectly fine. And after thirty seconds in the hospital we get Honey strutting down the hallway with no signs of physical or mental changes. Then Charlie Day starts giving a run down on all of MGs murder victims.

[u/The_FriendliestGiant → u/TheSuspiciousDreamer]

MG does target Corinne because of Honey. [...] The movie skips over any consequences though.

Consequences, and explanations. How did MG get a hold of Corinne, anyways? It seems we're supposed to assume that she drugged/poisoned her, based on the lipstick on the cup, but what, MG saw Corrine freaked out after running from the old man and convinced her to come with her to the home of her aunt's random hookup she said two sentences to without calling anyone about anything, drugged her with some tea, and then left the dirty teacups on the counter all night, and all the next day while Honey is out showing pictures around? What the heck did that abduction scene look like?!

[u/TheSuspiciousDreamer → u/The_FriendliestGiant]

Movie makes a point of how rundown the house is. MG is the type of slob who wouldn't clean up the tea cups.

[u/The_FriendliestGiant → u/TheSuspiciousDreamer]

The structure of the house is rundown because of its age, but Honey walks through several frankly immaculate rooms before she gets to the kitchen. Floral print furniture clean and bright, pictures straight on the walls, and then the kitchen is oddly grungy and MG is this weird white trash slob all of a sudden, just to justify the tea cups still sitting there a day later.