Honey Don't!
Movie, 2025, Solo, Set in Ethan Coen
Honey Don't! is #21 of 21 in release order and #21 of 21 in chronological order in the The Coen Brothers.
The story
Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.
Honey Don't! recap
Honey Don't! (2025) follows a private investigator in Bakersfield, California, who looks into a young woman's death and finds a crooked church running drugs. Honey O'Donahue (Margaret Qualley) was supposed to meet Mia Novotny the day after Mia was found stabbed in a crashed car. The clues lead to the Four-Way Temple, whose leader, Reverend Drew Devlin (Chris Evans), sleeps with his young followers and runs a narcotics ring supplied by a group called the French. Homicide detective Marty Metakawich (Charlie Day) keeps asking Honey out; she keeps telling him she likes girls. Instead she starts an affair with MG (Aubrey Plaza), a police officer. When her teenage niece Corinne goes missing, Honey fears she is next. Ethan Coen directed and co-wrote it with Tricia Cooke as the second of their lesbian B-movie trilogy. It follows Drive-Away Dolls and is the most recent title on the Solo films rail.
Honey Don't! ending explained
Honey Don't! ends with Honey rescuing Corinne from MG's basement. Devlin is shot dead by Chère, the drug suppliers' contact, after the French lose patience. Honey spots a teacup with Corinne's lipstick at MG's house and realises MG killed Mia; MG stabs her, but Honey scalds her with a kettle and shoots her. In the ambulance, Marty says MG also killed other women and her own father, then asks Honey out again and gets the same reply. At a stoplight, Honey and Chère flirt. A third film in the trilogy is planned.
Where to watch Honey Don't!
Honey Don't! is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.3/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Drive-Away Dolls, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Drive-Away Dolls, the last.
Cast
- Margaret Qualley as Honey O'Donahue
- Aubrey Plaza as MG Falcone
- Chris Evans as Reverend Drew Devlin
- Lera Abova as Chère
- Jacnier as Hector
- Gabby Beans as Spider (Honey’s Assistant)
- Talia Ryder as Corinne
- Charlie Day as Marty Metakawitch
- Kristen Connolly as Heidi O'Donahue
- Josh Pafchek as Shuggie
- Don Swayze as Gary (piano bar)
- Lena Hall as Elle (piano bar)
Directed by Ethan Coen.