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Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t! Opens to Divided Reviews Praising Margaret Qualley

Early reviews spotlight Margaret Qualley’s performance, with many describing slack plotting, uneven tone and abundant sexual content.

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A photo illustration of Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donahue in Honey Don't!
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Overview

  • The film opens in U.S. cinemas on August 22, with releases set for August 28 in Australia and September 5 in the UK.
  • Margaret Qualley stars as private investigator Honey O’Donahue, joined by Aubrey Plaza as MG Falcone and Chris Evans as preacher Drew Devlin.
  • Critics widely commend the cast, especially Qualley, while noting narrative looseness and inconsistent tone across the sunlit noir caper.
  • Reviewers characterize the movie as a bright, queer, sex-forward genre homage, with several calling the sexual content excessive at times.
  • Running 89 minutes and rated R, the Bakersfield-set feature was shot in Albuquerque and is the second Ethan Coen–Tricia Cooke collaboration in a planned loose trilogy.