American Honey

A24 | Release Date: September 30, 2016

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 117 Ratings

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LooTheLouMar 17, 2017

The movie starts out strong and keeps going at a good pace for the first hour and a half. But after the first part, the movie gets repetitive, and outright boring. The last hour of the movie, I was constantly thinking: When is it going toThe movie starts out strong and keeps going at a good pace for the first hour and a half. But after the first part, the movie gets repetitive, and outright boring. The last hour of the movie, I was constantly thinking: When is it going to end?! I would NOT recommend you to see this movie in the theaters. There are better movies to go to.… Expand

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metacritic1000Oct 27, 2016

The beginning introduces us to Star's (Sasha Lane) dysfunctional family, and is intense and impactful. Once Star joins the tribe of teens, you think tragedy is going to happen at every turn as she makes risky choices. Unfortunately, the onlyThe beginning introduces us to Star's (Sasha Lane) dysfunctional family, and is intense and impactful. Once Star joins the tribe of teens, you think tragedy is going to happen at every turn as she makes risky choices. Unfortunately, the only tragedy is that this movie is way too long.… Expand

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ScarlettMiNov 23, 2016

American Honey is the perfect example of a movie that earns a mixed rating from me. There's a lot of originality and energy and life to the movie. There are interesting performances and some great cinematography. The fact that the story feelsAmerican Honey is the perfect example of a movie that earns a mixed rating from me. There's a lot of originality and energy and life to the movie. There are interesting performances and some great cinematography. The fact that the story feels messy and unfocused isn't even necessarily a bad thing, as that works for the characters in the film.

It's just so damned long. There's not enough story here to justify almost three hours spent in the company of characters making poor life choices and doing little else. It dragged along slowly and had me wondering how much longer it could go on the way it was.

I can absolutely understand why it earned a 10 from some people. I can absolutely understand why someone would rate it lower. This is a movie that I can appreciate the quality of while not being entertained by. It has an original voice and Andrea Arnold is a director that I will make a point to watch more from in the future. It just didn't fully work for me.… Expand

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BITESCREENJun 21, 2017

Zugedröhnte Ausreißer auf einem Selbstfindungs-Roadtrip quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten: Die Prämisse von American Honey ist eine Mischung aus Kids und Into the Wild. Andrea Arnolds überlanger Coming-of-Age-Film ist dabei zwar genausoZugedröhnte Ausreißer auf einem Selbstfindungs-Roadtrip quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten: Die Prämisse von American Honey ist eine Mischung aus Kids und Into the Wild. Andrea Arnolds überlanger Coming-of-Age-Film ist dabei zwar genauso authentisch wie Larry Clarks Jugendporträt, misst jedoch die philosophisch-existenzielle Tiefe von Sean Penns Aussteiger-Meisterwerk. In American Honey schaut man wirklich nur eher uninteressanten Kids beim Partymachen zu, während wunderschöne Bilder und ein treibender Soundtrack immerhin einen gewissen cineastischen Rausch erzeugen. Wirklich stark ist American Honey aber nur beim Fokus auf die turbulente Beziehung der beiden Hauptfiguren. Wenn die kesse Star (etwas nervig: Sasha Lane) und der undurchsichtige Jake (richtig gut: Shia LaBeouf) sich raufen, lieben oder völlig ignorieren, ist American Honey so rastlos-verträumt, wie er eigentlich die ganzen 163 Filmminuten sein sollte.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film didn't really appeal to me personally. It's a bit...meandering and I can't say I felt strongly about the main characters really. Star (the main character, a teen girl) seems a nice enough person behind the bravado I suppose but I can't say I felt especially gripped to see what happened next to her. There are some nice landscape shots and it does ok at showing things from the girls point of view but I suppose I was hoping for more of a stronger plotline. I also found it a bit hard to follow some of the dialogue at times, as it was a bit muffled. I can sort of see what the filmmakers were trying to do and I thought I'd watch it as it has a decent average rate on IMDB but I don't think I'm someone particularly keen on these somewhat aimless coming of age road trip type films. Shia LaBeouf gave quite a good performance and I suppose it did seem fairly genuine with the slightly wobbly camerawork somehow adding to the authenticity. It features quite a few songs - contemporary hip hop and R&B mostly. It's a gritty watch and its fairly depressing in tone but it's ok. I'm not sure I can say much more. I suppose the camerawork may be seen as a bit disorientating at times but then I suppose that's what the filmmakers were going for, in a way.
I wouldn't particularly recommend it as such, no.… Expand

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MegaCarlosSMFeb 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In general, the movie has a great story, but I need more... the finish make me feel like the movie is not finished. I understand that She felt free and she finally became part of the team, but what else??? is that all??… Expand

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