Honey Don't!
Focus Features | Release Date: August 22, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
24
Negative:
6

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAug 22, 2025
Because it thumbs its nose at the puritanical morality of contemporary mainstream cinema, Honey Don't! feels destined for cult appreciation rather than broad appeal. It’s a diverting curiosity—something to tide us over while we wait for Joel and Ethan Coen to reunite. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesGemma WilsonAug 21, 2025
Even if the weave is loose and the big final reveal takes such a hard-left turn it could cause another traffic fatality, Honey Don’t! is a bleak and breezy good time. Don’t overthink it. Read full review
75
Original-CinLiz BraunAug 19, 2025
It’s a bit of a shaggy dog story. It’s fun to look at. The cast is good. It’s instantly forgettable. Read full review
75
The Associated PressLindsey BahrAug 18, 2025
As Ethan Coen finds his groove as a solo director, “Honey Don’t” might not be “The Big Lebowski” or “Raising Arizona,” but it is a swing in the right direction. At this rate, if we get the pleasure of seeing a third film, it might just be a classic. Read full review
75
SlashfilmBill BriaMay 23, 2025
What the movie lacks in laughs it more than makes up for with a hip savviness that pervades every frame. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerAug 19, 2025
Like a lot of Coen movies, it’s not exactly an outright spoof, but it takes place in its own little stylized pocket universe. Unlike a lot of Coen movies, Honey Don’t! doesn’t quite come together as a mystery. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 23, 2025
Honey Don’t! is a deliberate throwaway — a knowingly light and funny mock escapist thriller, one that’s just trying to show you a flaky good time. Read full review
63
Washington PostTy BurrAug 21, 2025
The film is spiked with moments of gleeful violence, but Coen and Cooke understand that the primal reason we go to the movies is to look at beautiful people in nice clothes, and on that score ‘Honey Don’t!” is a rousing success. On every other score, it’s a short, shambling, surprisingly horny mess — amusing if you’re in an indulgent mood, obnoxious if you’re not. Read full review
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