Honey
Emerging Pictures | Release Date: March 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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83
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthMar 4, 2014
For all its minor faults of under-developed characters and disjointed scenes, “Honey” is worth seeing not only for the compelling performances from the two leads but for the incredibly effective use of light, reminding us just how much other films take it for granted. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen HoldenMar 6, 2014
Honey, the impressive debut feature by Ms. Golino, sustains a contemplative mood with undersaturated cinematography that evokes the world as perceived through a light mist. Read full review
80
Village VoiceZachary WigonMar 4, 2014
With striking compositions and cuts that reveal a deep appreciation of cinema's possibilities, Valeria Golino's Honey could be about anything at all and still demand and hold your attention; that the narrative is as moving as the film is aesthetically precise is an added delight. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 27, 2014
Trinca delivers a marvelously unfussy performance, rendering her complex character gradually, along with the effects of the opposing forces that tear at her. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneMar 6, 2014
Driven by a no-nonsense ethos, the film avoids sentimentality the same way its main character avoids sentiment. Read full review
70
The DissolveScott TobiasMar 10, 2014
ts small achievement is in trying to understand the life-and-death choices of two people who aren’t as certain about what they’re doing as they initially appear. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMar 4, 2014
An impressively mature directing debut from Italian actress Valeria Golino, who crafts an often engrossing character study around an assisted suicide activist. Read full review
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